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YPARD (Young Professionals for Agricultural Development) is an international movement made by young professionals for young professionals. YPARD operates as a network; it is not a formalized institution. With more than 10,000 members from 168 countries,〔(YPARD Official Video ), ypard.net〕 this multi-stakeholder platform's main mission is to serve as a collective global network that enables young professionals to realize their full potential and contribute proactively towards innovative 〔(Making Agriculture “Cool” for Youth ), foodtank.com〕 and sustainable agricultural development.〔(YPARD: For an innovative agricultural generation ), procasur.org〕 The idea of YPARD was born at (EFARD ) (European Forum for Agricultural Research for Development) meeting held in Zurich, Switzerland in May 2005 and was formally launched during a side meeting at the GFAR Triennial conference in New Delhi, India, on 8 November 2006.〔(Young blood to bring new life to agricultural research ), scidev.net〕 Its headquarters is in Rome, Italy, where it is hosted by GFAR. The current Director of YPARD is Courtney Paisley, from Canada. ==History== FAO states that in the next 35 years the world’s population will increase from 7 billion to over 10 billion.〔(How to feed the world in 2050 ), fao.org〕 At the same time, agriculture is an ageing and undervalued profession for which there is a declining interest among young people.〔(Who Wants to Farm? Hardly any young people, it seems. Should/Could that change? ), oxfamblogs.org〕 Young professionals face numerous challenges including making their voices heard and exerting influence in the field of AR4D. Lack of youth involvement in AR4D has negative implications for the sector, reducing the potential for innovation, use of new communication technologies, inclusivity and future sustainability.〔(CTA Youth Strategy 2013-2017 ), cta.int〕 In response to this, in April 2005, at EFARD in Zurich, a small group of young scientists observed that an important policy debate was taking place, but with very little involvement of young scientists and decides to take action. Two months later in Rome was held a meeting between the group of young professionals and representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the GFAR, Biodiversity International and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). In December 2005, at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), in Marrakech, took place a roundtable with the topic: “How to Increase Young People's Involvement in Agricultural Research for Development (ARD)?” That was the seed that between March and June 2006, in Bern, gave the input for the meeting with Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) where the initial funding proposal was discussed and signed. Between May and July 2006 in Wageningen and at the Leibniz University of Hannover was formulated the vision, the mission, the objectives, the governance structure and the short and long-term activities for the platform and preparations for the official launch of YPARD. At the triennial conference of the GFAR, in New Delhi, on the 8th November 2006, the Young Professional’s Platform for Agricultural Research for Development is officially launched during a side event. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「YPARD」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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