Winners of the 2018 Maize-Asia Youth Innovators Awards

Using modern technologies, dedicated to new knowledge and with hopes to improve the world:

Here they are – the Maize-Asia Youth Innovators Awards Winners of 2018!

Keep up your great work!

The awards recognize the contributions of innovative young women and men who can inspire fellow young people to get involved with maize-based research, change agency and farming. The awards aim to celebrate youth participation in maize-based agri-food systems and are sponsored by the CGIAR Research Program on Maize (MAIZE) in collaboration with Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD).

The awardees have been invited to attend the 13^th Asian Maize Conference, Ludhiana, India (October 8-10) where they will present their work and receive their awards.

The winners are:

Call for nominees for the 2018 Maize-Asia Youth Innovators Awards

Nominations are open for the 2018 Maize-Asia Youth Innovators Awards. These awards are part of the efforts that the CGIAR Research Program on Maize (MAIZE) is undertaking to promote youth participation in maize-based agri-food systems. These awards recognize the contributions of young women and men below 35 years of age who are implementing innovations in Asian maize-based agri-food systems, including research-for-development, seed systems, agribusiness, and sustainable intensification.