The CTA ARDYIS Programme aims to strengthen youth engagement and opportunities in agriculture using ICTs. Launched in 2010, it targets youth under 35 years, from African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. The programme has been supporting youth through: training, agricultural blog competitions (YoBloCo Awards), ICT for agriculture application development followed by incubation (AgriHack); networking, etc. Results achieved include: enhanced youth engagement in various agricultural activities; increased online content on local agricultural issues and innovations via more than 200 blogs created; increased capacity for 300 young developers in ICT4Ag entrepreneurship and creation of some businesses favoured. Its network comprises about 4000 people.
http://ardyis.cta.int
Completed
01 May 2010
31 January 2020
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
Netherlands — International Organization
http://www.cta.int
The advisory committee members comprise of the following organisations: Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA); African Network for Agriculture, Agroforestry and Natural Resources Education (ANAFE); African Youth Foundation (AYF); Association Yam Pukri (Burkina Faso). Other partners are also involved on specific activities of the project (FAO, IFAD, YPARD, private ICT innovation labs, Ministries in charges of Agriculture and ICT of Rwanda, Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) etc.
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