When:
Friday, January 17, 2020
9:00-10:00 am EDT

About this webinar:
Young Professionals for Agriculture Development (YPARD) is a global network of more than 70 countries, with over 18,000 web-registered members. YPARD Nepal is a country chapter within the network, where it has been serving as the best platform for youth involved in agriculture in Nepal. There is a growing number of young people who are turning farming into a viable enterprise in Nepal through sustainable intensification and creative marketing. The agriculture sector in Nepal is very vulnerable to climate change, and young people can help transform the sector to make it more sustainable and climate change resilient. This webinar will highlight the issues related to climate change in agriculture in Nepal and will also discuss solutions for climate resilient agriculture. Presenters will discuss examples of what they are doing as youth in agriculture to create a more climate resilient agricultural sector in Nepal. 

Speakers:

Abhishek has completed his masters degree in food technology with major in Dairy Technology. He has worked as a lecturer and he is currently working in Rural Reconstruction Nepal. He is also a country representative for YPARD Nepal and Programme Officer for YPARD Asia Pacific. Apart from that he is also utilizing his spare time as a faculty member of Dairy Technology for Goldengate College and National College of Food Science and Technology. He believes that youth should have an entrepreneurial spirit so he is also co-founder of Bio-Polymer Industries Pvt. Ltd, which produces compostable plastics that degrades within 150 days. 

Aastha Bhusal is a permanent resident of Pokhara, Nepal. She has completed Master’s Degree in Agriculture (Plant Pathology). She has four years of professional experience in conducting and disseminating results of research to enhance knowledge on agriculture, biodiversity, climate change adaptation, and food security. She is an active member of YPARD Nepal.