In
Nairobi, in October (27-30), the All Africa Society for Animal
Production (AASAP) in conjunction with the Animal Production Society of
Kenya (APSK) and the Kenyan Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and
Fisheries (MoALF) will hold its biannual conference with the theme “Africa’s Animal Agriculture: Macro-trends and future opportunities”.
The
conference will provide an opportunity for multi-disciplinary players
within and outside the African continent to exchange ideas on key issues
around the five themes and seek ways to address associated challenges
while harnessing the opportunities such challenges present for the
Animal agriculture sector in the continent. In particular, The Youth and Future of Animal Agriculture will be a core thematic area of the conference.
The
Youth session is set against the back drop that, Sub-Saharan Africa has
the world’s youngest population and is home to over 200 million young
people. Two out of three inhabitants are under the age of 25 years and
44% of its population is below the age of 15. About 70% of the youth
reside in rural areas and those that are employed work primarily in the
agricultural sector, where they account for 65% of the labour force.
Young African men and women are critical to the development of
agriculture and for consolidating efforts to attain food and nutrition
security in the continent. They are the future farmers, policy makers,
leaders, and researchers as well as the future drivers of Africa’s
socio-economic and technological development!
The
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network
(FANRPAN) and Dr Joram Mwacharo of The International Center for
Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) have partnered to convene The Youth Session on
28th October 2014 during the 6th All African Conference on Animal
Agriculture. Through this session we hope to drive the debate away from
questions such as “How can farming be made more attractive to young
people?” toward a broader analysis of the opportunities and challenges
for different categories of young people in animal agriculture. Such an
analysis will take account of changes not only in food production, but
also in processing (value addition) and transformation, marketing,
retail, governance, information technology etc. We also intend to have a
question and answer session involving three to four panelists that will
be followed by an open discussion.
Participants if you are:
- Involved in the animal agriculture (dairy, beef, swine, small ruminant, poultry, the horse industry, aquaculture, wildlife, veterinary medicine, livestock business and marketing, animal welfare and behavior, animal nutrition science, animal reproduction science, or genetics).
- Involved in the business, banking and information technology sector
- 15–35 years of age OR older and working with the youth.
- Someone with a success story related to youth involvement in animal agriculture
An engaging and inspiring speaker and leader who is passionate about youth issues.
Then you are the person needed for the Youth Session.
To
participate/apply, please send us a concise abstract of 250 words
maximum, written in English. Authors may submit articles based on
practical experiences, research findings, case reports/studies,
retrospective studies or expressing interest to participate in
exhibitions or practical demonstrations within the realms of the Youth
Session Theme - Animal Agriculture: The next frontier for the youth in Africa.
Authors are requested to indicate their preference for oral or poster
presentation. Selected papers will be published in a special journal
issue of the East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal (EAAFJ)
hosted by the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI).
Please send your abstracts/applications to Joram.Mwacharo@nottingham.ac.
For more information please visit the Platform for African European Partnership on Agricultural Research for Development (PAEPARD) website
For more information contact:
FANRPAN: Sithembile Mwamakamba: sndema@fanrpan.org
Tshilidzi Madzivhandila: TMadzivhandila@
Joram Mwacharo: Joram.Mwacharo@nottingham.ac.
Tshilidzi Madzivhandila: TMadzivhandila@
Joram Mwacharo: Joram.Mwacharo@nottingham.ac.
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