The document discusses youth engagement in agricultural research for development (ARD) projects facilitated by the PAEPARD platform. PAEPARD is an information sharing platform that has opened opportunities for collaboration between farmers, researchers, and other partners. It has generated funding mechanisms and emphasized user-led processes. Several ARD projects integrating youth are described, including one in Uganda engaging 200 young agents to provide weather, agronomic, and financial information services to farmers. A project in Burkina Faso involves youth researching Trichoderma species, while one in Benin supports young women processors of soy-based milk. The document concludes that PAEPARD has facilitated demand-driven research while also recognizing the role of indigenous knowledge.

1. Youth in AR4D a case study
of the PAEPARD project
Marygoretti Gachagua
PAFO Youth forum.
8th October 2016

2. PAEPARD (Platform for African European Partnership in
Agricultural Research for Development)
• PAEPARD is a platform of information sharing on
knowledge, funding opportunities etc.
• The information on opportunities has opened up
mindset of farmers and researchers to develop
competitive proposals and submit them to donors.
• PAEPARD has opened up the mindset of researchers
and non-researchers to work together as equal
partners in ARD agenda;

3. t
FOUR INSTRUMENTS GENERATED BY PAEPARD
Users Led
Process for
Consortia
Incentive
Funds for
Consortia
Competitive
Funds
Strategy of
communication
and capacity
strengthening

4. THE ULP PROCESS
PAEPARD put
emphasis on
processes than
that on any other
results.
This has impacted
farmer
organizations that
are leading the
ULP that include
researchers in the
consortia

5. ARD projects integrating the youth
•MUIIS project In Uganda
•Trichoderma species in Burkina
Faso
•Soya bean value addition in
Benin: support women
processors association to
produce milk from Soy-bean
•AFLANET project in Kenya

6. MUIIS project In Uganda
Market Led User Owned ICT4Ag
Information Enabled Services
• Weather information services
• Agronomic information services
• Financial information services-
insurance services
Youth how are they engaged
• 200 MUIIS service agents
under age of 35 and below at
least 75% fall under the age
bracket
• They sell MUIIS project
services to farmers
• This is an agri-prenural service
for them.

7. Trichoderma species in Burkina Faso

8. Soya bean value addition in Benin:
support women

9. AFLANET project in Kenya
Aflatoxin Networking Project in Kenya.
Focus: creating partnerships within aflatoxin
prevention and control in food value chains.
Youth engagement
• Engaging young researchers who will capacity build
other young researchers in universities.
• Prevention of aflatoxin will control mother to child
transmission due to carry over.

10. Pictures from Exhibition in AAIN

11. Exhibition booth at GCARD3

12. In a nut shell
• PAEPARD has facilitated the application of demand-
driven research and is at the same time demystifying
science by acknowledging the role of indigenous
knowledge in the process.
This is very important!!

13. Thanks for listening!!