The new booklet published by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA ACP-EU) features 20 young people and three organizations, that have been involved in the CTA youth project called ARDYIS (Agriculture Rural Development and Youth in the Information Society).

In addition to portraying authors and highlighting their perspectives on youth involvement in agriculture using ICTs, the document presents summaries of best essays submitted for the contest «Youth finding solutions to challenges in agriculture and rural development using ICTs!», organised in 2010; it also presents the results of the Youth in Agriculture Blog Competition (YoBloCo Awards) completed in 2012.

In the framework of the prize giving ceremony of the CTA - NEPAD youth Essay competition on ICT and entrepreneurship in agriculture, which took place in Addis Ababa on 28 March 2012, ARDYIS Project produced a brochure to present the winners and their essays.

You can download the brochure here (in PDF version).

For more information about the contest, please click here.

It is with great pleasure that the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) announce the winners of the Photo and Essay competitions that have been organized to celebrate NEPAD’s 10th Anniversary. This competition also falls in the framework of CTA activities on youth, women and ICTs.

Some images of the finals and prize giving ceremony of the 2010 ARDYIS essay contest: oral presentations, gala dinner, participation in the CTA/NPCA 2010 Week seminars, field visits.

Best essays and other resources (including pictures and videos) of the CTA 2010 ARDYIS essay contest.

Tackling Jamaica’s Two Main Agricultural Plagues with ICT: Praedial Larceny and Information Asymmetries/Poor Marketing

By Tyrone Christopher Hall, from Jamaica : Caribbean Regional Winner and overall all ACP Winner of the CTA ARDYIS Essay contest.

About the CTA/NPCA 2010 Week (November 2001, South Africa) and CTA objectives for activities organized, including the Ardyis project

The winners were announced at the CTA/NPCA Week 2010 in South Africa during a Gala Dinner organized on 24 November 2010. The winners are:

In the framework of the finals of the ARDYIS essay contest that will be held next week (22 and 23 November 2010) in South Africa, please find here (PDF document) a highlight of best entries submitted by finalists (summaries). Short notes on finalists are also available.

Winners' essays and other best essays will be published in the future.

More information about the essay contest, please check here