Aksana DallakotiYPARD Member

YPARD Nepal Family farming Photo Contest

August 12th 2014www.ypard.net

YPARD Nepal prospective

9 members (+20 volunteers)

Members from universities, research organizations, NGO, etc.Regular and active communication between 9 members

Ways of communication Google group (ypardnepal@googlegroups.com),

Google email (ypardnepal@gmail.com) and

Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/ypardnepal)

Two local representatives (Madhu and Madan) worked as Social Media Intern and Web4Knowledge Intern respectively

Working group: Overview

YPARD Cafe and YPARD Awareness ProgramTechnical Knowledge Sharing for undergraduates

Effective interaction with CGIAR from CRP1.1 South Asia Regional Work Plan Meeting

Workshop on Engaging Youth in Research and Development—Li-Bird

Easy to share our motives in university level students

ICTs, good source to attract more youth

Regular follow up processes

Major activities and lesson learned

Promotion of YPARD in Nepalese agricultural universities

Increased membership and active contributions to the website

Linkage with universities & research organizations via focal persons

Variety of publication materials in line of YPARD theme

Recognition in national level

Lack of trust with collaborative/ funding bodies

Mentorship

Major successes and challenges

More collaboration, more visibility

Started mushroom cultivation

Feature successful farmer’s story/ youth of the month

National Level Photo Competition on Family Farming

National level Youth Forum on Agriculture and Forest Based Entrepreneurship Development

Focused areas in past/present/ future

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