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Tuesday, 22 September 2015 12:35
Calling Young Social Reporters to apply for the Caribbean and Pacific Agri-Food Forum! Win a consultancy!The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), in collaboration with various partners is organising the Caribbean and Pacific Agri-Food Forum from 02 – 06 November 2015 in Bridgetown, Barbados.
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Thursday, 13 August 2015 12:11
Job opening at CTA: Junior Programme Associate Youth, ICTs and Agriculture
CTA has an opening for a Jr. Programme Associate within the Policies, Markets and ICTs Programme. Extension of this position beyond one year depends on the availability of project funds in 2017.
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Wednesday, 12 August 2015 10:30
International Youth Day 2015: Six stories on youth successfully engaged in agriculture and ICT endeavours
Since its first occasion in 2000, the 12th day of August has been observed as International Youth Day, on the initiative of the United Nations. This day is aimed at drawing critical attention to the issues that youth have to face everywhere in the world. The day resolves around a certain theme. We are pleased that this year’s Youth Day celebrates ‘Youth Civic Engagement’. CTA and the ARDYIS project are proud to contribute to its commemorations.
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Wednesday, 27 May 2015 07:43
CTA wins international prize for youth and ICTs projectCTA’s Agriculture, Rural Development and Youth in the Information Society (ARDYIS) project has won an international award in the 2015 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Project Prizes. After being shortlisted earlier this year, the ARDYIS entry was proclaimed winner of the e-agriculture category following a round of online voting and a review by a panel of experts of the three projects receiving the most votes.
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Wednesday, 06 May 2015 09:42
Survey on young farmers and young agricultural entrepreneurs in the ACPCTA has launched an online survey to have baseline information on the current uses, challenges and opportunities of ICTs for young farmers/young agro-entrepreneurs in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP). The survey is also part of a CTA contribution to a forthcoming report of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and partners on youth in agriculture in Africa.
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Tuesday, 21 April 2015 07:53
New infographic showing impact of the ARDYIS project on youth and ICT4Ag!Since its launch in 2010, the ARDYIS project by CTA has been supporting youth in agriculture and ICT from African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries.
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Monday, 23 March 2015 09:50
Vote for ARDYIS to support youth in agriculture and ICT - WSIS Project Prizes 2015!We are very pleased to announce that CTA’s ARDYIS (Agriculture, Rural Development and Youth in the Information Society) programme has been nominated for the WSIS Project Prizes in the category 13 (e-agriculture)!
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Sunday, 08 March 2015 10:29
Happy 2015 International Women Day to YoBloCo Best Female Participants!Did you know or remember that the two best bloggers of the 2014 Youth in Agriculture Blog Competition (YoBloCo Awards) were women? We also had a Special Prize for the Best Female Blogger. (Re)Discover them and their blogs that they are still updating!
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Saturday, 14 March 2015 08:50
Articles on the ARDYIS programmeArticles on the ARDYIS project's activities
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Tuesday, 27 January 2015 16:35
Engaging youth in family farming will require stronger focus on agribusiness and relevant ICTs (Report)70% of our global food requirement comes from the 500 million family farms around the world (FAO, 2014). And yet, family farming is often associated with poverty as these farms usually operate on small scales (mainly for subsistence) and generate low revenues. Thus, it is not a surprise that youth are not attracted to family farming.
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