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IAAS World Annual Review 2016

Go Further! Go IAAS!

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SCIENCES Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Note First of all, I would like to thank to all of the IAAS members worldwide, without whose hard work and motivation this Annual Review would be empty and meaningless. You are the ones who make our association better, day by day, from event to event! Secondly, I would like to thank all the Regional Directors and Regional Exchange Coordinators for their willingness to support both the National Directors and Executive Committee and create a stronger link between us. It is a great pleasure to work in such a diverse and innovative team! Finally, to my Executive Committee colleagues, who supported me with many advices and mental support during endless Skype meetings! You have made my job as an Editor a unique experience, filled with many fun and motivating moments! This Annual Review gives you a clear overview of the most important activities of IAAS members in the year 2016. I hope that by reading it, you will feel the motivation and enthusiasm of our members worldwide! Best regards and enjoy reading!

Brought to you by

Ana PoĹĄtek Annual Review Editor Vice President of Communication 2016/2017

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Content Welcome to the World of IAAS

Letter from the President

Why IAAS

IAAS 2020 Strategy

IAAS World Structure

The IAAS Network

New Full Member Countries

New Candidate Member Countries

Our Exchange Program

Meet our Team

The Executive Committee

The Control Committee

Regional Directors

Our 2016

Our Core Meetings

Seminars and Conferences

Giving back to the Community

IAAS Village Concept Projects

No Food Waste Project

The Development Fund

Upcoming Events

Partner Section

Reports from partner events

IAAS partners and supporters in 2016

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Welcome to the World of IAAS

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Letter from the President IAAS is a family that encourages us to dream big, grow beyond our limits, develop leadership and achieve positive changes in our world, no matter how different we are! with a large group of motivated students, feel their passion for our field and being able to offer them a second family.

Dear IAASâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ers and partners, IAAS is the largest agricultural student association and with all those students connected, I believe we can achieve some great changes in our world. Our members come from so many different places but they are connected by their love for agriculture and for their familIAAS and by their dreams for our future. This association is built on the initiatives, energy and engagement of our members and all our members can contribute to the success of the projects they are passionate about.

IAAS is a family that encourages us to dream big, grow beyond our limits, develop leadership and achieve positive changes in our world, no matter how different we are. There are still many plans for the next months and I will do all I can as a President to keep improving our association. Together with our members, we will make sure our global projects will further develop, the Exchange Program will keep growing and members will get more support.

Our members are future leaders, passionate about solutions for world issues and striving towards sustainable development, not only within our association, but also in our society.

If you have any questions, ideas or advices for IAAS, feel free to contact me. I would be happy to meet you somewhere in the world of IAAS!

It feels like yesterday that I was standing in front of the General Assembly on the World Congress in Indonesia in August 2016. I was ready to use all my enthusiasm, motivation and love for IAAS to bring our association further! The past months has been the busiest months of my student life, but applying for the position of President of the largest agricultural student association has been the best choice I made so far. Leading a worldwide association comes with many responsibilities, but it is wonderful to work

Lots of love,

Ruth Vandeputte President of IAAS World 2016/17

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Our role in the world In 2050 the world will count 9 billion inhabitants. They will have an increasing demand for high quality food to be grown in a world with a decreasing availability of usable land and recourses. The problem how to feed these 9 billion people in a sustainable way in 2050 is the prime challenge of the agricultural student of today. IAAS can play an important role in this field by making students aware of the challenges our sector is facing and providing students the knowledge about agriculture in international scale.

From the beginnings of IAAS in 1957 until today, our

vision stayed the same:

â&#x20AC;&#x153;To promote the Exchange of Experience, Knowledge and Ideas and to improve the mutual Understanding between Students in the field of Agricultural and Related Sciences all over the World.â&#x20AC;?

After almost 60 years of existence, each Executive Committee created their own

mission

statements according to the current situation and needs of the IAAS members worldwide.

Promoting the co-operation and understanding between students of Agricultural and Related Sciences from all over the world.

Encouraging the interchange of ideas in all fields of education and practices in Agricultural and Related Sciences.

Preparing students to fulfil the challenges of their future work with a practical and global view.

Promoting a higher education system of high quality, accessible for everyone.

Organising international meetings, seminars and training periods abroad for students in Agricultural and Related Sciences.

Promoting sustainable Agriculture, economics and food production in the whole world.

Encouraging the formation and development of local organisations of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences.

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Why joining IAAS? Personal development With tens of thousands of opportunities in our network

Activate your potential Make it count

Through experiential learning, agricultural

Life changing experiences abroad

experiences and amazing internships

that lets you discuss global and local issues

Friendships

Exchange knowledge

Make new friends Exchanging experiences with students

rom all around the world

form all around the world

Organise international IAAS events and projects

Start your committee Attend international IAAS events Get in touch with IAAS World Start with the group of interested students

Fill in App form and develop Start-Up Plan

Start

Bigger Growth

Questions and applications Ruth Vandeputte president@iaasworld.org Ana PoĹĄtek vpcommunication@iaasworld.org

Stronger

Unbelievable IAAS Committee

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IAAS 2020 Strategy IAAS 2020 is a long-term ambition that shows us a clear strategic direction with measurable progress, challenges IAAS and refreshes the ambition and excitement, and aligns what we do with what the world needs. The IAAS2020 Strategy was created during the General Assembly on the IAAS World Congress in July 2016 in Indonesia. The creation process was guided by the Executive Committee of 2015-2016.

IAAS 2020 strategy is striving for excellence by empowering future leaders in a diverse, innovative and team focused environment. Values of IAAS 2020: #TeamFocus We provide an exceptional platform to spread and exchange the knowledge, experience, ideas, and values we develop with our members all around the world. We are inclusive by respecting and actively encouraging contributions by every individual. #Innovation IAAS is working to prepare future professionals to address the issues that affect agriculture and related sciences. Our projects and events aim at increasing the understanding and opening the conversation on sustainable innovation in our sector. #Excellence IAAS acts towards high quality of performance and impact within our network: by providing trainings, and achieving high quality performance, by inspiring and empowering future generations to accomplish meaningful impact. We strive to mobilize our members to take action and be innovative, while aiming for excellence. #Leadership IAAS 2020 prepares youth to meet the challenges of their future work with a practical and global overview, by providing leadership positions on a variety of levels. We encourage leadership by giving youth the opportunity to take meaningful action and empowering them to inspire others and make an impact. #Diversity Our global network provides youth the opportunity to learn, experience, and grow in a multicultural setting. We value respect and equality. #Sustainability We act in a sustainable way for our organization and society. Our decisions consider the needs of future generations.

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IAAS World Structure

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The IAAS Network

Our Impact

New full member countries in IAAS network

To our new full member countries, we would like to wish all the best with their future work in IAAS! Stay motivated and innovative!

New candidate countries in IAAS network

For us, IAAS is an amazing network of young, motivated individuals that lead by example and set to change the world to a better place.

IAAS it is a unique opportunity to expand the knowledge and perspective of the agricultural sciences!

IAAS Bulgaria

IAAS Guatemala

As a new committee we already feel like we are here for a very long time. For a period of a year we have already improved our skills and met a lot of amazing people.

We are so glad to join such an amazing community, and get to know our peers worldwide.

IAAS Montenegro

IAAS Morocco

We joined IAAS to grow further, get more members, to establish an urban tree sharing project, to set up cooperations with other student associations/farmers, educational events (farm visits, etc.)

By now, we have raised the awareness of young people who are studying agriculture about the importance of organizing conferences and professional trainings.

IAAS Netherlands

IAAS Serbia

We are really so excited and motivated about the IAAS events and the exchange program.

So far, we have established relations with educational institutions, research centers and commercial enterprises for the future.

IAAS Tunisia

IAAS Uruguay

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Our Exchange Program

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Our Exchange Program The Exchange Program of IAAS gives students the opportunity to go for an internship abroad. Going for up to 1 year on ExPro while working on a farm, in a company, or engaging in a voluntary project. Every Exchange Program is a fascinating event, an indepth cultural experience and a great learning opportunity in the field of agriculture and related sciences. All IAAS countries are possible destinations for an internship. Some of the countries place their internships on the IAAS World website, where you can find all the necessary information, another possibility is to apply for an internship on request. In the application, the three favourite destination countries should be filled in, together with the specifications for the desired internship. The Exchange Coordinators will follow-up and help the applicants to find the most suitable ExPro place for them!

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Structure New positions have been added to the ExPro team and the Exchange Quality Board. The Regional Exchange Coordinators form together with the Regional Directors the regional boards. For every region, there is a RExCo active. What do they do? They are in frequent contact with both the VP of Exchange and National ExCo’s to have an overview of the activity of ExPro all over the world. Whenever needed, they help with the starting up of ExPro in committees. Furthermore, RExCo’s can check the database of the countries in their region. They are very keen to improve ExPro in their region! Furthermore, the Exchange Program can’t exist without the National and Local ExCo’s. They make sure internships are provided to the students and receive them with open arms in their countries. The ExPro team forms a large network of motivated people! On international, regional, national or local level they are improving ExPro every day and helping students with their application process whenever needed.

Benefits During an IAAS Exchange Program abroad, you will be challenged to adapt both personally, and professionally, and the payoff of this adaptation will be enormous for your professional development. Gaining practical experience and knowledge in your field of study is something crucial and you can’t learn that by only following classes at your university. Above that, ExPro gives students the opportunity to live abroad for a certain period. The advantage is that accommodation is almost always included and there is an IAAS team active in the country of destination. The new culture, food and language is something additional to the work on your internship. Intercultural communication is a vitally important part of the modern professional world, so employers will be very keen to see that you have experience in a multicultural environment. In addition to that, ExPro gives the opportunity to improve your leadership and organisational skills, to be more independent to take initiative and it contributes to your self-development. To go on ExPro you should step out of your comfort zone, but in return you will gain new perspectives, experiences and contacts!

My ExPro Experience After WoCo 2016, I had decided to stay for another four weeks in Indonesia to do an internship with the Exchange Program. Looking back, it was the best decision I could make! I spent wonderful weeks, explored the differences of nature and culture and met great people. The local committee of IAAS was very helpful and caring. They visited me very often to have dinner together and took me to trips on the weekends. The internship itself was interesting, even though I learned more about Indonesian culture, friendliness and working habits than about things related to my studies. Nevertheless I recommend all of you to make that experience, since it is a great opportunity and it is likely to change the way you see the world! Elsa from IAAS Germany Internship in Indonesia 16

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Where to go? All IAAS countries can participate in the organisation of the Exchange Program. To find out more about our Exchange Programme click here. Check country specific Expro-information on the IAAS-webpage and don’t forget to remind the receiving Exchange Coordinator to send a detailed job offer that describes the working conditions. Keep in mind that, when you register online, you will have to indicate 3 preferred destination countries. Your National Exchange Coordinator or the Exchange Quality Board will be able to help to choose the right country.

Where will you go?

From supporting IAAS activities of student development to promoting our work abroad opportunities to students of your university, there are numerous ways you can help.

“IAAS internships are incredibly worthwhile endeavours that everyone should seek out in order to be successful in the rapidly globalizing world of today”

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Meet our Team

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The Executive Committee Make it work! The Executive Committee is a team of five students, highly motivated because of the wonderful experiences they had in IAAS and willing to dedicate one year to their association! IAAS is developing a new generation of passionate and innovative leaders all over the world in agriculture and related field. With the support of our ambitious network, we connect our members, dream big and bring IAAS further. Get to know our team!

The 2016/17 IAAS Board Mission

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Provide tools for personal development to our members, encourage members to participate in internal and external events and launch worldwide projects to create a strong and lively community that will have a positive impact on our global society

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Ruth Vandeputte, IAAS World President 21-year old student of Bioscience Engineering: Land and Water Management from Belgium

How did IAAS influence your life so far?

• It made my student life a million times more interesting!

How will IAAS be beneficial for your future career?

• Thanks to IAAS and my familIAAS, I got to know so many new people and new places. Growing in IAAS made me go beyond my own limits and helped me improve skills that will help me in my further life.

Pick one word to describe IAAS

• Dreams

Constantine Sarafis, Vice President of External Relations 24-year old student of Crop sciences from Greece

How did IAAS influence your life so far?

•When I joined IAAS I was perhaps one of the worst examples of an internationally activeopen minded student and tottaly not able to organise International Events-and-coordinate large groups of people. I can definitely say that IAAS changed my life!

How will IAAS be beneficial for your future career?

• You get ablilities you never expected. Your organisational and coordinational skills get extremely strong. You have already worked in an international group of colleagues and have seen business opportunites in many different countries.

Pick one word to describe IAAS

• Lifechanger

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Ana Poštek, Vice President of Communication 24-year old student of Organic Agriculture and Agritourism from Croatia

How did IAAS influence your life so far?

• With IAAS I have discovered many interesting, usefull and new inforrmation in the field of agriculture but in the same time made wonderful friends all over the world

How will IAAS be beneficial for your future career?

•Because of IAAS I have learned many things my colleagues didn't learn in the classroom but also the practical work we had the opportunity to experience on many IAAS events. Also, I have improved my soft skills through different trainings and workshops

Pick one word to describe IAAS

• Legendary

Nastya Bondarenko, Vice President of Exchange 22-year old Food Science student from Belgium

How did IAAS influence your life so far?

• Gave me the opportunity to get to know amazing people from all over the world!

How will IAAS be beneficial for your future career?

• Know how to work and communicate in an international team.

Pick one word to describe IAAS

• Teamwork 21

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Ellen Van Mello, Vice President of Finance 22- year old student of Agricultural Engineering from Belgium

How did IAAS influence your life so far?

• I made amazing friends, got a global vision on agriculture and met inspiring people within my field.

How will IAAS be beneficial for your future career?

• Connections, language skills, trainer experience, project manager

Pick one word to describe IAAS

• Family

Getting in touch with the board The IAAS Executive Committee is available via: President VP External Relations VP Communication VP Exchange VP Finance

Ruth Constantin Ana Nastya Ellen

president@iaasworld.org vppartnership@iaasworld.org vpcommunication@iaasworld.org vpexchange@iaasworld.orrg vpfinance@iaasworld.org

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The IAAS Control Committee

Giannis Chaniotakis Greece, 25 years old Josipa ArapoviÄ&#x2021; Croatia, 24 years old IAAS is a place where you can experience the realities of life, supported by a global network of students just like yourself. It is a place where you can fail, and still find comfort in the arms of your peers. I have personally been through several emotional journeys within this organization, and it has taught my life lessons beyond my years, and it truly teaches you the word "passion".

By being active in IAAS, I have improved myself scientifically and socially. I got used to work at international level in a multicultural environment with high standards. With IAAS, I crossed the borders of my country where I met new people and cultures. IAAS was the experience in my whole student life.

Anne-marie Dzinoreva Zimbabwe, 23 years old IAAS has made bold and confident. Made me understand that unity and "family-feeling" can be created around the world, especially when you agree to your set objectives. IAAS has given me enough exposure to make me worth more on the job market of Agriculture. The interaction among students from different countries makes us unique to any other ordinary organizations or youths.

Getting in touch with the team! The IAAS Control Committee is available via: controlcommittee@iaasworld.org

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The Regional Boards The Regional Directors are the link between the Executive Committee and the Regional IAAS Committees. They assist the board in communication with the members in their region, informing them about opportunities and IAAS news. They contribute in matters related to new applications, quality assurance and external communication. The Regional Exchange Coordinator are in frequent contact with both the VP of Exchange and National ExCo’s to have an overview of the activity of ExPro all over the world. Whenever needed, they help with the starting up of ExPro in committees. Furthermore, RExCo’s can check the database of the countries in their region.

Check out their impact and get in touch with them!

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African Region Franck-Hervé Aman, IAAS Côte d'Ivoire

Ramoudane Orou Sannou, IAAS Benin

Regional Exchange Coordinator of Africa

Regional Director of Africa africa@iaasworld.org

expro.africa@iaasworld.org

IAAS give me many friends around the world and develop my leadership potential.

IAAS has Improved my team work in multicultural enviroment and creative thinking skills.

For me, IAAS is wonderful!

For me, IAAS is discovery!

American Region Joaquin Rivas, IAAS Chile

Dennys Lizama, IAAS Chile

Regional Director of Americas

Regional Exchange Coordinator of Americas

americas@iaasworld.org

expro.americas@iaasworld.org

Best thing about IAAS is meeting new people from all around the world and exchanging knowledge and experiences with them. For me, IAAS is global!

With IAAS, I have met people who are very motivated by agriculture which motivates me to work harder as an IAASer. For me, IAAS is friendship!

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Asia-Pacific Region Edward Colind, IAAS Indonesia

Juli Purnomo, IAAS Indonesia

Regional Director Asia Pacific

Regional Exchange Coordinator of Asia-Pacific

asia.pacific@iaasworld.org

expro.asia.pacific@iaasworld.org

IAAS has shaped my career. IAAS has shaped me to be something I never imagined at all.

IAAS made me understand what is the struggle to achieve the agricultural youth dreams.

For me, IAAS is inspiring!

For me, IAAS is unique!

Central European SubRegion Elsa Gerhard, IAAS Germany

Marion Pitz, IAAS Germany

Regional Director of Central Europe

Regional Exchange Coordinator of Central Europe

central.eu@iaasworld.org

expro.central.eu@iaasworld.org

IAAS got me connected with different students from many countries! I shared amazing experiences that I wouldn't have made without IAAS. For me, IAAS is colourful!

With IAAS, I learned a lot and had great experiences and fun with awesome people around the world. For me, IAAS is familIAAS!

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North-East European SubRegion Monika Wroniszewska, IAAS Poland

Lan Rajlić, IAAS Croatia

Regional Director of North & East Europe

Regional Exchange Coordinator of North & East Europe expro.north.east.eu@iaasworld.org

north.east.eu@iaasworld.org

IAAS gave me the opportunity to IAAS showed me how to work in meet so many wonderfull people multicultural enviroment and all around the world and to manage various projects. exchange ideas about other countries agricultural views. For me, IAAS is motivation! For me, IAAS is educational!

West European SubRegion Julia Weissenbacher, IAAS Austria

Nik Bradač, IAAS Slovenia Regional Exchange Coordinator of West Europe

Regional Director Western Europe

expro.western.eu@iaasworld.org

western.eu@iaasworld.org

Because of IAAS, I have much more confidence and better organisational skills and many new international friends.

IAAS showed me a way to reach out for opportunities and gain new experiences.

For me, IAAS is community!

For me, IAAS is diverse!

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Our 2016

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Our Core Meetings

Memories of 59th World Congress in Indonesia July 23rd until August 14th Indonesia, 2016 – IAAS Indonesia held an event which gathered over 60 agricultural students from around the globe to attend the biggest and most important event of the year: the 59th World Congress of the International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences (IAAS).

Day-1 Bogor was the city in which WoCo started with an official opening ceremony in Bogor Agricultural University. The representatives from the University gave lectures regarding the theme which would inspire the delegates throughout the whole event. The delegates were briefed by the Local Committee about their stay in Bogor. In the afternoon, they enjoyed a tour around the campus and later that night, the delegates were welcomed by the Mayor for a beautiful Gala Dinner.

Written by: Moh Athif Virtino, Organizing Committee of IAAS Indonesia This summer, the committee of IAAS Indonesia organised the World Congress across the Java Island from July 23rd until August 14th. The theme of the event was ‘Plant Your Future’. Quoting from one of the Sustainable Development Goals with 169 targets: ‘you reap what you sow’, what means that what happens in the future depends on which seeds and in which way the seeds are sown in the present. In other words, our committee wanted to make an impact in the agricultural sector on a large scale.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SCIENCES 2020’. The delegates gave ideas and hopes regarding the future of IAAS and added them to the IAAS Tree of Values. This was the last day for the delegates’ stay in Bogor, so the Local Committee organized a nice farewell party.

Day-2 On July 24th, the WoCo delegates had an excursion and leisure time around the city, where they played traditional games and walked around the Bogor Botanical Garden. They also enjoyed an Orchid workshop and were able to discover a big variety of Orchid species. Day-3&4 Time for the General Assembly (GA)! We discussed internal affairs of IAAS World among the acceptance of new Candidate Members, the amendments of the Constitution & By-laws of IAAS and we reviewed the work of the previous Executive Committee (EC). Day-5 The 1st International Youth Symposium on Creative Agriculture (IYSCA) was held on the 5th day of the Congress, to promote IAAS on a national and international scale. The symposium’s purpose was to let the participants – not only the delegates but also other public international students brainstorm about innovation in agriculture. Later that night, the participants of IYSCA and the delegates gathered together for a gala dinner accompanied by traditional dance and other local entertainment.

Day-8 The delegates travelled to Bandung, where they were welcomed humbly by the Local Committee with a gala dinner for the first edition of the ‘IAAS World Excellence Awards’. Day-9 In Bandung, we explored the Indonesian culture, so the Organizing Committee gave us the chance to play a very famous traditional music instrument, the Angklung. A wonderful experience, all playing and dancing together. Later that day, we visited ‘Jendela Alam’, a touristic farm where the delegates got to know more about the local agriculture in general, such as cultivating different commodities and a better view on the animal husbandry sector. Afterwards, we went for sightseeing and dinner to the city centre. To finish the day, we had our famous IAAS Development Fund night, where typical items which the delegates brought from their home country, were sold to support IAAS members from low income countries to attend international events.

Day-6 The Congress visited ‘Sabisa Farm’ to get to know the cultivation of one of the most popular local tropical fruits, dragon fruit. The delegates from tropical countries would be able to cultivate different types of dragon fruit in their own hometown afterwards. After the farm visit, the delegates went on a trip to the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta. The presenter explained how Southeast Asia countries’ association might differ from any other regional association. To end the night, there was free time at a nearby mall. Day-7 The 3rd session of the GA in Bogor was held to discuss our new long-term strategy ‘IAAS

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SCIENCES On Wednesday, we visited the sponsor, PT Sidomuncul, a famous local company based on traditional herbs. We got a tour around its production site and learned a lot about producing medicines from spices and herbs. The company also owned a little zoo for the visitors with local animals, in which our delegates could walk around. In the afternoon, we went to another VCP site which was in Gemawang Village. The people in this village have different occupations, from farming until crafting Batik. The delegates were impressed by the humbleness of the villagers and we also got to learn how to craft Batik. Before the sunset, we continued our trip to Yogyakarta, where we arrived during the night.

Day-10 On August 1st, cultural performances were held before the delegates moved to the next city, Semarang. We arrived late that night because of a long trip and crazy traffic.

Day-13

Day-11

After two full days in Semarang, we had our 4th GA session, where the next Executive and Control Committees 2016-2017 were elected, after they symbolically had to make wine from a bunch of grapes and watermelon with their feet.

In Semarang, we visited Sam Poo Kong, a local Chinese temple. Then, hours before the sunset, the delegates were invited to plant some mangrove at a Village Concept Project (VCP) site of mangrove plantation. The main purpose of mangrove trees is to prevent coastal land as such from flooding with their numerous sturdy trunks. This was a great experience for us, because we helped the locals restoring local animal habitats and protected the city from flooding.

Day-14 The last GA day existed of brainstorming for global projects and discussion of the amendments that were proposed for changes in the Constitution & By-laws. In the evening, we had a huge â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Trade Fairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; event where each delegate presented local food and drinks and everyone had the chance to taste meals from all over the world.

Day-12

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Day-18

Today, the delegates visited PT Indmira, a local farm of a VCP. We were invited to plant paddy in a rice field. Later that day, we went for a farm visit to Sabila farm. Unfortunately, due to heavy rain, we were not able to have a tour on the farm, but we enjoyed some cooking with dragon fruit.

The International Youth Climate Summit (IYCS) was held in Brawijaya University with the theme ‘Environmental Conservation VS Industrial Development’ highlighting one of SDGs purposes: climate action. Industrial development should grow rapidly and cannot be separated from the needs of modern society. Unfortunately, industrial development has negative impacts, such as global warming, that threaten our world. We, as the next generation in society, are challenged to change what has been going wrong for the past decades.

Day-16 The delegates were divided in 2 groups. One group went to visit the famous Borobudur temple and another group visited Taman Sari and Keraton. All of them are touristic places. In the afternoon, we went to buy souvenirs in Malioboro Street and had dinner at Balai Raos, where we played games and were singing Indonesian songs, as well as ‘Happy Birthday’ songs in all different languages.

Day-19&20 Taji village is the VCP site of the local committee of Malang. The delegates were asked here to stay at the homes of local villagers. This way they learned about the daily life of villagers in Indonesia. It was a great experience for them to have felt the nature of the countryside. The villagers invited the delegates for dinner, organized a bonfire and prepared many traditional games.

Day-17 The delegates had to wake up early in the morning and took the train to Malang, the last city. It took quite a long time to reach our final stop. During the trip, there were many beautiful views where we could see many farm fields and mountains.

Day-21 The trip to the volcano site of Mount Bromo was another memorable activity for the delegates as they travelled by Jeep to get to the savanna and watched the sunrise there. Later that day, we enjoyed rafting in a local river. Day-22 The time went way too fast and the end of WoCo was near. The closing ceremony was held in Batu City.

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Thank you, IAAS Indonesia for all your energy! Thank you for being so welcoming, kind and helpful during the whole event! Thank you for all your effort and hard work!

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The African Directors Meeting 30th November-5th December, Kenya The Africa Directors Meeting is an annual event organized by IAAS Africa with an aim of uniting students from Africa to solve the food crisis in Africa for Africa and to bring the representatives of African IAAS committees together to discuss ideas of improvement for IAAS in their region. The event with a strong and long background in West Africa was held in East Africa for the first time this year.

This year’s ADM sought to appreciate the fact that the youth are embracing technology and therefore determining how the youth can use technology to improve agricultural production for food security in Africa. The 6-day event was divided into 2 parts, a conference at Egerton University and a Summer School in Maseno University and University of Nairobi. Participants were drawn from mainly Africa and few others from Europe. African countries that participated included Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, South Africa, Benin and Niger. The Europeans were represented by a lady from Germany and three gentlemen from Greece. The General Assembly This is an IAAS constitutional event which takes place during the regional meetings of directors such as ADM. This year’s IAAS Africa GA was overseen by the vice president of External Relations Mr. Konstantine Sarafis from Greece. Results of the GA was as follows: 1. Elected Regional Director- Ramdane from IAAS Benin 2. Elected Regional Exchange Coordinator – Franck Herve from IAAS Côte d’Ivoire 3. Country to host ADM 2017 is IAAS Zimbabwe

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SCIENCES A number of prepositions were put across with the aim of bettering IAAS Africa, these included: 1. To have Sub-Regions in Africa 2. To introduce Sub-Regional Directors 3. The National and Regional Directors to be given a kitty to manage 4. To have a regional headquarters for IAAS Africa in Africa, Tunisia These and other propositions were minuted and forwarded for discussions during the World Congress in 2017 to be held in Mexico.

The Program ADM 2016 was made up of two main activities. These included a conference at Egerton University and Summer School in University of Nairobi and Maseno University. The conference was scheduled from 1st to 3rd December 2016 at the Education complex of Egerton University. Here, participants shared research findings, ideas, innovations and research work on areas of the theme and sub theme. The theme of the conference was â&#x20AC;&#x153;The role of Technology in Agricultural Development in Africa-impact of the youth.â&#x20AC;? Sub themes included: 1. The impact of mobile phones and computing technologies on agricultural production 2. The importance of biotechnology in agricultural production 3. The role of mechanical technology in agricultural advancement. 4. The role of print and electronic media in enhancing agricultural production

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SCIENCES The conference also included keynote speeches from the Dean, Faculty of Agriculture and other invited professionals in the field of agriculture. The summer school was an exposition aimed at benchmarking the academic and co-curricular activities among the universities across Africa and Europe. The programme was modelled in form of field visits and debate in Maseno University and UoN respectively. These was to allow enough time for the participants to interact. Debate at UoN was never a good success due to limiting time.

In summary, ADM 2016 was a great experience for IAAS Kenya both as an organizer and host. The events created a good lesson to us and we are better prepared to host bigger events having the mistakes we made in mind. We appreciate all participants, partners and sponsors who made the event a success.

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Directors Meeting of the Americas (DMA) 12-19 March, Uruguay From March 12 to 19, 2017, the first DMA Director's Meeting of America was held in Uruguay, organized by the student committee of IAAS Uruguay. With less than two years of life this committee took on the challenge of organizing an international congress with the theme "Sustainable Uruguay, Building a bridge to the future". More than 40 students from 9 countries participated (Chile, Guatemala, Costa Rica, United States, Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela, Switzerland, and Uruguay).

The main objectives were to show the potential of the country, also the work and production in the agricultural area, betting on sustainable systems. Promote cultural exchange by inviting Uruguayan and foreign students to know and live the IAAS experience. Thus, strengthening the local committee, and in this way promoting the global network, inviting to be part of IAAS: a student organization for students. The opening of the conference consisted of a series of talks related on the agricultural sector, counted on outstanding exhibitors such as Juan Francisco Porcile Maderni, agronomic engineer of Forestry, Claudio Ortiz agronomic engineer and past president of AMIA and APIA, Eduardo Blasina agronomic engineer, JoaquĂn Rivas agronomic engineer student and regional director of IAAS Americas, among others.

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Once this activity was finished, the trip began, where six departments of the country, Montevideo, Colonia, Soriano, Rio Negro, Florida and Maldonado were visited, in which the most representative items in Uruguay were shown; such as agriculture, forestry, intensive and extensive livestock, dairy, viticulture and olive growing.

The INIA´s (National institution of agriculture research) “La Estanzuela” Experimental Station, which was widely recognized at national level, was the first destination, after which it became known the Natural reserve, nursery and biopark “M'Bopicua”, owned by the forest company “Montes del Plata” and the pulp mill of “UPM”. We visited the feedlot belonging to the company “Marfrig”, a farm and a wintering farm of the group “CREA”. The technology was also present in the visit to the Fair Expoactiva. Added to this we toured company “Agroland”, including the olive farm “Colinas de Garzón” and the “Garzón Winery”.

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Despite the exhaustive technical agenda, there was the General assembly, where we voted for the next host of DMA. Then there was an amazing city tour in depth of the capital Montevideo, also Colonia del Sacramento (World Heritage), and free time at the beaches of JosĂŠ Ignacio and Punta del Este. There were also many intercultural activities during this week, including a grilled lamb dinner and the traditional International Night, where dances were performed with typical clothes from each country representing their culture and traditions. The typical recipes were the star of the International Fair where we could learn through the gastronomy about the cultures and customs of each country present. Another long-awaited activity was the "IAAS Development Fund nightâ&#x20AC;?. With no doubt, it was an amazing and complete international event.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SCIENCES Words from the OC: As a local committee, we want to emphasize that this type of events at a global level strengthens peer understanding, helps develop in unfamiliar areas, and encourages young people to create, do, and carry out on their own such wonderful things as these. An enriching experience in every sense, both personal and educational as well as professional and cultural. Fostering the exchange of ideas and actions favors young people in every sense, living an unforgettable experience. We hope that IAAS Uruguay will continue to grow and strengthen, and we will continue working to achieve this.

IAAS offers many advantages to students both in their professional and personal training, so we invite all agricultural science students to join this great organization worldwide!

That's what IAAS is all about! GO FURTHER! GO IAAS!

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European Directors Meeting (EDM) 29th of December - 4th of January, Croatia IAAS Croatia has organized EDM (European Directors Meeting) in time from 29th of December 2016 till 4th of January 2017 in its capital city, Zagreb.

Students came from Slovenia, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, USA, Italy and Greece. Also, EC and ITC attended the event. We hosted IAAS Alumni from Croatia who presented their events as alumni and their experience as IAAS members.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SCIENCES Two General Assemblies were organized and IAAS World presented their IAAS 2020 project. At first GA, candidates for regional director presented themselves, then we spoke about a huge problem in the world, Food waste. We have watched videos about it and other countries represented data about how much food is unnecessarily thrown away in their country. In the end of the first GA, every country represented what their organization has accomplished in the past year. On the other GA, regional directors for Western, Central and North-Eastern Europe were elected.

We had two workshops in two days. One was on the topic ''No food waste“ where we have developed idea about how to prevent food waste at home, at university, at IAAS events, at local and global level”. Second workshop was on topic “Unity in IAAS Europe“ where we practiced on the examples SWOT & TOWS analysis.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SCIENCES Soft skill trainings were also held in two days. Every day three trainings were held. First day topics were Fundraising, Improvisation and Team Dynamics and second day topics were Emotional Intelligence, Leadership and Strategic and Organisational Planning.

Furthermore, we had workshop on topic „Croatian traditional food and beverage“, where our participants had an opportunity to cook some Croatian food. At the end of the event we went to ice skate at Zagreb’s Christmas market which was declared the best European Christmas market 2016.

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Exchange Coordinators Meeting 8th - 15th of April, Greece

This year the annual ExCo meeting was held in two of the most beautiful cities of Greece, Thessaloniki and Volos, from the 8th of April till the 15th of April. IAAS members from Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Chile as well as members from two new IAAS committees (Austria and Bulgaria) gathered in Greece to exchange their ideas and share their experience upon the Exchange Program, in order to find ways to improve it.

During the first 3 days in Thessaloniki the schedule was filled with interesting soft-skill trainings and workshops, a presentation from the IAAS president Josipa Arapovic as well as from the VP of Exchange Steven Adams and General Assemblies. At the same time, the participants had the opportunity to visit Thessaloniki and meet its history and architecture.

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Afterwards, the Event’s journey brought everyone to Volos, city of the Argonauts, where during the first day the University of Thessaly welcomed us with small presentation and lecture. Later during the day, participants enjoyed a small city tour and tasted local dishes from the famous cultural “Tsipouradika” by the port of Volos.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SCIENCES The next day, our group visited the largest mill company in Greece “Loulis Mills S.A.” and “Family Farm”, a local sheep farm that produces the worldwide known Greek cheese “Feta“. In the evening, everyone loved the traditional Spoon Sweet workshop at the upper side of Volos by the local women’s association. Last day, as we said goodbye to Volos, we visited Monasteries on top of the unique rock formations “Meteora” and returned to Thessaloniki for the goodbye dinner.

The Organizing Committee did an excellent job and all the participants, with their motivation and excitement, made this meeting an incredible experience!

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Seminars and Conferences Alumni Meeting 2016 Sept 30 – Oct 2, Croatia Altogether, 24 participants from 9 countries have gathered in Croatia, in the beautiful city of Zadar laying on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Why Zadar? Zadar is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia and a historical center of Dalmatia with a rich history dating from prehistoric times, perfectly fitting to host… IAAS dinosaurs! With a very rich and active program there was no time to loose. After a welcome dinner with traditional food, music and homemade wine (of course we did not miss the dance!), early in the morning we started with a boat excursion to “Kornati” National Park. While sailing through the 89 unforgettable islands, islets and reefs and seeing beautiful landscapes, we got an opportunity to swim (probably for the last time in the season!) in the most crystal clear water and to get some sun(burns)!

Not to miss any beauties of the city of Zadar, we have discovered more interesting stories and sites during an evening sight-seeing walk through an old city full of history together with newer and popular sites of Sea Organs and Monument to the Sun. No time to lose… we’re ready for the Trade fair! Whoever was ever wondering about how Norwegian cheese, Dutch sweets, Belgian beer, Polish vodka, Austrian homemade sweets, Slovenian pumpkin products, Serbian spirit or Croatian fruits could taste, we had an opportunity to enjoy it all and much more! A bit of music, a bit of dance, a bit of (IAAS) games… and good night!

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Morning after (the Trade fair) can be difficult, but going to step into nature made us full of energy again! During the last day we visited Nature park „Vransko Jezero” and had a walk around Vrana lake. It is the largest natural lake in Croatia, a karst valley filled with brackish water as well as cryptodepression, which means that a portion of the lake lies below sea level. The dominating characteristic of the park is its special Ornithological reserve, where bird lovers (including us!) can experience watching the birds, birds nesting, and taking care of their chicks. It is a real hotspot area which represents diversity of ornithofauna with 256 species, or 102 nesting species!

We’ve also had an opportunity to enjoy the unforgettable view from the viewpoint above the lake and relax our minds and thoughts before visiting the last destination.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SCIENCES And the last, but only until the next meeting, was visiting Zadar hinterland agricultural cooperative and wine degustation with the friendly owner serving all kinds of domestic homemade meals and drinks.

On behalf of the Organizational Committee and all the hosts, we would like to thank all the participants, our dear old and new friends, for joining Alumni meeting in Croatia - for their enthusiasm and positive energy, as well as for great memories we're bringing back home! Hope to see you soon!!! Yours OC

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Seminar “An Agricultural Walk along the Rhine” April/May 2017, Germany “An Agricultural Walk along the Rhine” – this was to be the topic of this year’s seminar and it turned out to be even more. Supported by our great sponsors, we left Stuttgart for a journey that would take us to three different countries, eight exciting companies, farms and research centers, as well as diverse landscapes and cultures. We were joined by students from Germany, Ecuador, Austria, Slovenia, Serbia, Indonesia, Croatia and Norway, 28 in total, who made this a memorable week for IAAS Hohenheim. After a long journey, we expected the participants to be tired but the excitement to meet new people and to start the seminar predominated. We prepared a little scavenger hunt on the campus area and a little quiz about Germany. In the evening, we took everyone to the “Stuttgarter Frühlingsfest” (spring festival), Europe’s biggest festival of its kind. We enjoyed some beer and had a little milking competition on robot cows, where the Slovenian girls showed what they’re made of.

They hold a presentation about “Challenges of global agriculture” and gave us a quick overview about the Rauch’s history: The family owned company Rauch farm machinery. After that we started the factory tour, to learn how they manufacture the machines and to see how everything works. It was really impressive how modern technology can support agriculture. Back in the Rauch discussion forum they showed us a video, which explained exactly how the modern fertilizing technology works. Marketing Manager […] fortified the importance of precise metering and distribution of Mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, potassium, etc).

Next day, May 1st was an official holiday in Germany with the tradition to take a walk (younger people often add a handcart and some beer to make the hiking a bit easier). A tradition we also followed. On the way to our accommodation in Forbach we stopped in Nagold, a city on the verge of the black forest. After a short city tour we started our walk upon the hill until we reached the ruins of the castle “Hohennagold”. From up there we enjoyed a great view over the city of Nagold and the valley. Back in Nagold, we had a short lunch in the park, before we went on to visit orchards (apples, cherries, currant and plums) in the Rhine valley. The owner, Mr. Hönig, told us about the different varieties, growing methods and plant-health measures. We then visited a nearby strawberry farm, where we were given a brief overview about the problems the farms are faced with (e.g. the minimum wage in Germany)

After Rauch had provided us with a myriad of information and interesting insights, Mr … invited us to get active. We had the chance to ask questions and soon a discussion about the changing agriculture and its future began. Then we went to Forchheim and had the opportunity to visit the agricultural technology center, where we met Dr. Joachim Raupp. He guided us through the center’s testing grounds where they lectured about “providing protein plants”, followed by a

Early in the next morning, we began our journey to Sinzheim, to visit the fertilizer spreader manufacturer Rauch.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SCIENCES presentation about the protein strategy, a project of the state Baden-Württemberg to increase the cultivation of legumes and the protein yield. After the presentation, we returned to our accommodation in Forbach and took part in a workshop: “How to prepare Käsespätzle”, which is a typical sort of Swabian pasta. Everyone had the opportunity to learn how this delicious dish is prepared. After dinner, we started with some of the presentations on pulses prepared by the participants.

After the EU Parliament, we went to the city center, to have a sightseeing tour in Strasbourg. Of course, we had to the “tarte flambée”, which is a famous dish in AlsaceLorraine. On Wednesday, we got up very early to be on time at our next destination, Basel, Switzerland. There we were welcomed with a friendly snack and visited the Urban Farmers (The first commercial aquaponics rooftop farm worldwide). They held a presentation about the company and we talked about rooftop farming, leading on to more sizeable, and commercially viable business models, as well as a tour of the facilities. Then we headed to the Syngenta research centre, located in Stein. We were cordially invited to have lunch. Once we finished lunch, we were introduced to Syngenta Crop Protection. Syngenta’s researchers work in profiles for new pesticides and lead biological studies on technical support for market products. The focus of their research lays on crops which are relevant for agriculture. After that we had a tour on “Insect Control” and “Disease Control”. The last tour was in the seed care institute where we were able to apply a seed treatment on our own.

On Tuesday we headed to Rastatt and visited an asparagus breeding operation. In the morning we had a presentation on asparagus harvesting and modern breeding goals. We recognized that asparagus seemed to be relatively unknown to our participants and were taught that the love to asparagus seems to be a German phenomenon. After the speech we went on to learn more about the different classifications and processing methods and had an insight in the greenhouse, where the asparagus is bred. Afterwards we went to the asparagus field and many participants were encouraged to sting asparagus. At the end we had lunch with some delicious cakes and coffee. From Rastatt we headed to Strasbourg, to the EU Parliament. We took a look at the installations and had a discussion with a parliamentarian repersentative on the Common Agricultural Policy. Agricultural and food policy has remained a central issue within the European Union.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SCIENCES After everything, we returned to our accommodation place where we had the traditional “Trade Fair”, where every participant presents typical dishes and drinks from their home countries, in a cosy atmosphere.

glasses with us as a final gift. After the guided tour we stayed at the brewing manufactory Schönbuch and went to the brewing house for dinner. Everybody could choose from various regional dishes and, of course, the Schönbuch beer range. It was a swell ending to our seminar.

After a long day in Switzerland and a long night of intercultural exchange during the Trade Fair we deserved a day off, yet it was a full program. While some stayed at our accommodation in Forbach, exploring the surrounding black forest, most of us went to Baden-Baden where we had a city tour. Baden-Baden is considered as one of the most famous and most beautiful spa towns in Germany which we now can confirm. It is famous for its thermal baths, its festival theatres, its park areas and, according to Marlene Dietrich our tour guide, the world’s most beautiful casino. After our stay in Baden-Baden, we spontaneously had the opportunity to visit a local dairy farm with transparent production. One of our participants, a former intern on that farm, gave us an insight into modern milk-production, including a milking robot, an in-house dairy and direct sales through a milk machine which offers visitors the opportunity to fill their bottles with fresh raw milk. An opportunity we didn’t want to miss – and we weren’t disappointed.

On Saturday, it was time to say good bye. Let’s hope that the proverb “You always meet twice in a lifetime” is true. We all came from different countries for an exciting seminar on agriculture and in the end left as friends we will truly miss.

On our way, back to the accommodation we took a short break at some waterfalls nearby in the black forest. Back in Forbach it seemed that we would spend the rest of the evening at our fireplace but we surprised our participants with a nightly hike with torches to a nearby lake. Next stop was Böblingen, were we visited the brewing manufactory “Schönbuch”. We were given insight into the whole brewing process, different types of beer and the history of Schönbuch. At the end of our guided tour, we were invited to a beer tasting with beer freshly tapped from the storage tanks. We were allowed to take the “Schönbuch”

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A selection from IAAS Indonesia’s various activities The 8th IAAS LC IPB Olympic: IAAS on Action IAAS on Action or IOA is an annual event held by IAAS LC IPB Chapter Indonesia, as part of The 8th IAAS Olympic. The IAAS Olympic is a series of events that differ annually. This year we have taken the theme ‘Encouraging Local Agricultural Products in order to Ensure Sustainable Consumption and Production Pattern: Caisim Cultivation at Cinangneng Village’ and implementing two main events which is IAAS on Training and IAAS on Action. This report will focus on IAAS on Action which was held on the 16th of October 2016. This year’s IAAS on Action is aimed to bring students and farmers together to discuss about how to better the agricultural and business system currently running in Cinangneng Village. We also contribute to local villagers by distributing and planting Caisim seeds in their neighbourhood as a source of healthy consumption. The participants, made up of both IAAS members and non-IAAS volunteers, are divided into four groups directed to four locations of cultivation in the village. By doing this activity, we hope to ease the burden of travelling and cost to buy fresh vegetables from the market as these vegies are planted very near their homes. We also hope that the villagers, especially housewives, will make a habit of planting and maintaining their own food. Through this event, students who interact with farmers learn the skills earned only by experience of long time work in the field. All the seeds distributed in this event was provided by Indonesian Center for Biodiversity and Biotechnology (ICBB) as IAAS LC IPB’s partner. After the field work was done, the students, farmers, and representatives of ICBB gathered together at the Village Office’s Hall for a sharing session and Focused Group Discussion (FGD). A lot of students were curious about the farmers’ plans to develop their ‘business’. This is interesting because this ‘business’ involves a chain of people with their own roles to get food from the ground and onto dining tables. It’s a problem because some money can get ‘lost’ on the way of this long chain, resulting in more money for some and less money for others. Farmers often become the victims of this business chain and are forced to lower their prices enormously. Students also ask local farmers about the processes of traditional farming. The event then continued on to the FGD between participants. They were grouped into four different groups, each discussing one of four points which are: 1. The agricultural condition in Cinangneng Village, 2. Pest problems and their solutions, 3. Strategies of marketing, and 4. Agricultural institutions of Cinangneng Village. The results of the discussion are then presented to the farmers in hopes that it can be implemented to better the overall agricultural system in Cinangneng Village. The representative of ICBB, Mr. Azwar, and the village secretary, Mr. Nanda both expressed their hopes that Cinangneng will keep improving, especially after IAAS on Action was held. Their closing speeches thus mark the end of IAAS on Action and The 8th IAAS Olympic. Before heading back to campus, we took a photo of all participants to commemorate the fun event. Our hopes for this event is for all participants to be more aware of problems in agriculture, and can work together to implement the basic foundation of our event which is the twelfth Sustainable Development Goals, ‘Sustainable Food Production and Consumption’. We hope the next IAAS Olympic will keep improving and keep benefiting both local students and farmers.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SCIENCES #Snapfood campaign This year, Snapfood is celebrating one year since its official launch in commemorating World Food Day in 2015. It was born from the global problem that called FOOD WASTE in the world. The fact says that 1.3 billion tons get lost or wasted in the world, over 97% of food waste generated ends up in the landfill beside that the food waste is giving impact to environmental problem because every ton of food wasted results in 3.8 tons of greenhouse gas emissions and many more. We believe by finishing the food without leaving any waste is the littlest thing which bring a wide impact to appreciate all the agriculture role on how the food is processed. So Snapfood is an online campaign initiated by IAAS Indonesia that aimed to encourage society especially the youth to appreciate their food and the farmer works. It is formed by taking picture of food on before and after finish the food. Until now, more than 100 snapfood has been received to IAAS Indonesia. Besides, we held Snapfood special edition in commemorating special day like World Milk Day, Ied Fitri and Nasional Farmer’s Day. We’d like to say thank you to everyone who send their snapfood to inspire and encourage society to appreciate food and farmer works. Let’s do more positive action by joining Snapfood and invite people to finish their food. Then if you haven’t join Snapfood, please join us. Every Saturday is Snapfood Day. How to join snapfood? 1. Take picture of your food BEFORE you eat 2. Eat your food and finish it 3. Take picture of your food AFTER you eat 4. Then combine it, and share on your instragram Caption format: I Join Snapfood by @iaas_indonesia, (your best caption) Tag @iaas_indonesia and use #iaas #snapfood #worldfoodday #finishyourfood *Please don’t lock your instagram, so we can receive your Snapfood

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IAAS Spain GreenWeek 9th and 16th of October, Spain Amazing week, even though planned for 7 participants, finally it was only four, which gave the event a familiar environment that allowed us to bond and share our experiences, opinions and knowledge involving many different topics.

the mountains in Madrid, where we took a trip around the area and spent the night in a shelter. During our stay in the mountains we could get to know the different plant species around there and at night, the traditional IAAS Trade Fair took place, where we could try all the specialties from each country.

After several weeks of intense organization, the International GreenWeek took place between the 9th and 16th of October 2016. Despite the enormous challenge of being a completely new CC board of IAAS Spain and having only four international participants, everything went smoothly!

After spending the night in the mountains, on Wednesday morning we visited a small beer brewery, which allowed us to compare the differences between the two beer making processes; the big scale on Mahou, and the craft beer produced in small scale by the traditional brewery “Gabarrera”. After the visit, we returned to Madrid and the participants had some free time to buy souvenirs and other products.

We started on Sunday, picked the participants up from the airport and, as we got to know each other, we took them to the center of Madrid to allow them to see the busy lifestyle of Madrid on Sundays. At night, we spent a chill night at the hostel, as they were tired from the long journeys they had had.

On Thursday, we visited the Biotechnology laboratory associated with our university, the CBGP (Center of Biotechnology and Plant Genomics), where we attended to a lecture given by one of our professors, as well as a guided visit of the lab facilities and set some debates where the participants could ask the researches about different topics. In the afternoon, we visited several urban orchards in different representative buildings around Madrid. At night, we went to a traditional Spanish restaurant for dinner, to introduce the participants even more in the Spanish typical cuisine.

On Monday, we took them to our university, showed them the faculty and the practice fields, where they attended a lecture of one of our Professors and showed them the greenhouse where they grow different vegetal species. They were also able to see all the machinery and crops, as well as the university’s eagle and how it’s trained. For lunch that day we made the traditional Spanish “Paella” a typical dish based on rice, which we all enjoyed while we got to share different aspects of our cultures. Monday afternoon we did a city rally around Madrid, during which we visited the most symbolic places of the city, such as the Royal Palace, the Almudena’s Cathedral, Spain square, the Oldest Flower Shop and many other symbolic places of the city.

Friday morning, we attended a lecture at our University about “Crops adapted to climate change”, after which we organized a debate where we all could share our different points of view about the topic. In the afternoon, we visited the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid, we did a guided tour among the garden and we could also visit the greenhouse. On Saturday, we sent to the most representative park of Madrid, the Retiro, where we walked around the gardens and we got to visit an agroecological market and a giant pumpkin contest, as well as the lake located in the middle of the park, in which we

Tuesday morning, we went to visit the beer brewery “Mahou”, which is the most wellknown beer in Madrid. There, we could visit the factory and try some of the beer varieties they produce. In the afternoon, we went to

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SCIENCES rented some small rowing boats and fully experienced the typical Spanish Retiro. At night, we had to say goodbye to the people who we had shared this magnificent experience with, we had the farewell dinner in which we talked about our impressions of the week and did a small feedback in order for us to improve our organization skills.

with a deep feeling that they belong in IAAS, and they all have a place to stay whenever they visit Spain. We have been blessed with all the amazing people weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve met along the week and we will take these memories wherever we go, always bearing in mind that experiencing IAAS is one of the best ways to enjoy our time in university. Thank you to all the people who made this possible, you are true FamilIAAS.

The Greenweek has been a week of enjoying the true feeling of FamilIAAS, the fact that only four international participants attended allowed it to be even more familiar. We shared so many aspects of our lives that from IAAS Spain we are sure they all went home

Go further, go IAAS!

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IAAS Croatia Seminar „The importance of farmer's lifelong learning “ 3rd – 9th of October, Croatia

Monday October 3rd, 2016 Picking up Foreign Students, getting to know them and a small tour through the city of Zagreb. Accomodation in Zagreb in the homes of Croatian Students or in hostels.

Wednesday October 5th, 2016 After Breakfast, we headed out to visit the Agricultural Faculty of Osijek. On the Faculty, Ana Puljko Presented the core meaning of IAAS and it's Goals, and after her, Mate from the company Agrivi introduced us to a Cloudbased program which helps farmers in controlling and maintain their crops and production in general. Quick lunch at the Faculty cafeteria. In the Afternoon, we visited the brewery of Osijek where we saw all the key components of making beer and all the machinery and tools that it takes to make beer. After the short tour, we relaxed with drinking unpasteurized and pasteurized beer that the brewery is producing. Departure for the Hostel and preparations for „Trade Fair “.

Tuesday October 4th, 2016 Departure at 7 am to Slavonia. Arrival in Kutjevo before noon and a visit to the Kutjevo Cellars where we learned about the production and storage of wine. Right after we had the chance of trying out young wines, Graševina, Pinot Black, and ice wine Graševina (Frost Harvest). In the Afternoon, we ate lunch in Požega and visited Family Farm Egner who works with honey production. We got familiar with how the Honey was produced and could've tried the honey liqoure and honey that they had produced for this year. We were astonished by the Oak Honey which is very respectable as it is believed to have healing properties, was sold as medicine in pharmacies. Unfortunately, the production is very limited while it needs to have almost perfect condtions to be harvested and is only produced every 4 to 5 years because of the exact climate requirements it needs. Arrival at the hostel „Old Town Cinema“at evening hours.

Thursday October 6th , 2016 Later waking up time for the crew. Small tour around Ilok and relaxing time on the shores of the river Danube. After Lunch, Soft skill training lead by Ana Poštek who showed us the ways of learning that was established by

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SCIENCES Mumford and Honey. Our goal after the presentation was to solve the test Ana has given us and determine in which of the four categories of learning we belong to. Free time in the hostel and socializing with other fellow students.

Saturday October 8th, 2016 After Breakfast, we visited teh Ilok Cellars and tasted the wines. Went back to eat lunch and after finishing, visited the Family Farm Barbarić where we saw the production of Rakija and Fruit Liquors and had the chance to try 13 different types of rakija that they produce. Rest of the day, socializing and relaxing in the hostel.

Friday October 7th , 2016 As lunch surpassed, the German, Indonesian and Bangladeshi students held presentations about agriculture in their countries and explained the problems that they have in their homelands. In the Afternoon hours, we visited the Stud farm of Đakovo where they breed Lipizzaner Horses. The very lovable gentleman that works on the farm, showed us around and talked about the history of the breed, how they are trained and allowed us to pet and even take pictures with the horses. As we were in closer range of the Centre of Đakovo, we had the chance to visit the Cathedral of st. Peter where a wedding was held. On the way out of the city, we stopped at a farm of milking cows in the village Budrovci. The owner of the company Lactis d.o.o. showed us around and he taught us some fundamental things about producing cow milk. Quick milk tasting and we headed back to Ilok.

Sunday October 9th , 2016 Departure from the Hostel in the morning, heading to the winery Krešić on the shores of the river Danube. Quick look-around of the winery in the guidance of the family members. Wine tasting of different types of wine. Later that day, visit to the Krauthaker Winery and a tour on a grape wine sprout field. Arrival in Zagreb at evening hours.

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Giving back to the Community

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IAAS Village Concept Projects IAAS Village Concept Projects (VCPs) have a social impact and strengthen our committees. There have been VCPs all around the world since the late eighties. Throughout the years, VCPs were changing depending on the needs of our society, but the main idea behind the projects remained the same. How can students use their knowledge, experience and energy to give back to their community? Are you interested in supporting a VCP by IAAS? Get in touch with us, as we would love to discuss ideas!

Village Concept Projects are IAAS activities with a community impact. These projects can be as simple as visiting primary schools to give lessons about agriculture, and as complex as installing and maintaining irrigation for a community. Village Concept Projects can take place in every IAAS country.

students got also involved when they went working for several weeks in VCPs in other regions. Currently, IAAS Indonesia is most active in Village Concept Projects, but also IAAS Belgium recently started with their own Village Concept Project. VCPs are not only taking place in small villages anymore, every IAAS project where our members bring positive changes in their community could become an IAAS Village Concept Project.

°° What is the history of Village Concept Projects?

°° Why engage in Village Concept Projects?

Village Concept Projects were started in the late eighties. Several international student organizations were then working together to help societies. IAAS was mainly responsible for the agricultural part. The projects were very popular in African, American and Asian countries during the 1990s. Many European

Village Concept Projects enrich your IAAS chapter’s local connection with agriculture, and adds value to your chapter. Community involvement is also a huge boost in visibility, appeal to sponsors and other fundraising activities.

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Identify a need in your community that matches the interests of your IAAS members.

Define your target group (children, elderly, farmers…), scope and timeline. Start small and let it grow

Find persons and/or organizations that will help you reach your goals

Launch your activity and tell others60 in IAAS about your Village Concept Project!

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No Food Waste Project On World Food Day, 16th of October 2016, IAAS World launched his No Food Waste Project with the IdeIAAS Against Food Waste magazine. The idea of this project was born in a work group from the 59th World Congress in Indonesia with the intention of raising awareness of food waste. We all know how much food can be wasted when cooking, so we want to encourage people to take advantage of all the leftover ingredients or materials that are left after preparing a dish. This is how the magazine project works: 1. Each IAAS member country participates through nominations from other committees, with a maximum of four nominations for video. 2. When a country gets nominated, they choose a typical national dish, make a video of the members preparing the dish and explaining the recipe. 3. After preparing the dish, the committee members come up with some ideas about how to use leftovers of the meal preparation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the packages and residues of the ingredients and explain it in the video. 4. The video should be shared in the IAAS World Facebook group, to show great effort of the members and to nominate new committees to do the same. 5. After posting the video, the committee will receive the template of the IAAS World Cooking Book and they will send it to Silvia Goizueta, manager of the No Food Waste Project. She will then update the online magazine with all the recipes. You can check our progress so far on the link: bit.ly/nofoodwaste-cookbook

We are looking forward to all the recipes and ideIAAS against Food Waste! Go further! Go IAAS!

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The IAAS Development Fund What is it? The aim and purpose of the DF is to provide support and resources to develop passionate and motivated youth leaders in underprivileged countries. This way IAAS gives disadvantaged students a chance to participate, improve and grow. By providing this extra support, our members from underprivileged countries to use for their educational needs, such as travelling abroad to gather valuable experience with agriculture and related sciences in a different country to their own. Through these self-built or provided programs, student members are able to obtain valuable knowledge and training in a different perspective to their local backgrounds. With the Development Fund, we try to give members of A and B countries (low income countries) the opportunity to attend our awesome events. During the World Congress, we want to hear the input of all the countries within our network. So we can hear everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice during the general assembly and can make rules everyone agrees on. The constitution is very strict about development fund: only members from A and B countries can apply for it, only for the World Congress and the Directors meeting. Furthermore, the constitution states that only 12-15% of the travel costs and participation fee can be paid back. Via the IAAS Development Fund Program, you are given the opportunity to help passionate, hardworking and motivated youth leaders to get involved in our global events and to implement their ideas for a better future of agriculture and related sciences. Helping students from underprivileged countries to get involved in our global events is a huge step towards the improvement of their community. We believe that eager, young students with fresh ideas and projects and global outlook can change the world!

Find out more! Do you want to support the Development Fund Program? Are you as an IAAS member, interested in applying? Have a look at the IAAS World Website! 62

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Upcoming Events

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60th IAAS World Congress 2017 9th of July - 31st of July 2017 Mexico During the summer of 2017, IAAS MEXICO will have the pleasure of hosting the 60th IAAS World Congress and celebrating sixty years of exchanging knowledge, culture and friendships, while alumni and active members alike will have the opportunity to enjoy the celebration. Through field trips, practices, workshops and general assemblies, the participants will have the opportunity to exchange knowledge while this WoCo teaches us how the food we consume is produced. It is an honour for IAAS MĂŠxico to invite you to participate in this amazing experience. We plan to show you some of the amazing agriculture of Mexico which we produce with much love. See you in Mexico in 2017! For more information, check out the website: http://www.iaasworld.org/event/60th-worldcongress/

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Regional Directors Meeting 2017 Asia-Pacific Directors Meeting 2017 Niigata, Japan IAAS Asia Pacific consists of IAAS Indonesia, IAAS Sri Lanka, IAAS Nepal, IAAS Japan, IAAS China, IAAS Tajikistan and IAAS Taiwan. But there are distant relations among member nations now. Our region has not yet accomplished the IAAS Mission. To break this situation, we, IAAS Japan, plan the Asia Pacific Directors Meeting (APDM). Through this event, we hope to share agricultural situations and develop close relationships. We strive to be more active than now and complete the IAAS Mission. The theme of this year is “Sustainable Agriculture-For the Entire Species”. The world keeps watching this topic. And Japan already has some of sustainable agricultural skills, which is not only technology but also economics. Therefore, we thought it’s better to choose “Sustainable Agriculture”, in order to introduce recent Japanese agriculture. For more information, check out the link: http://www.iaasworld.org/event/asia-pacificdirectors-meeting-iaas-japan/

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African Directors Meeting 2017 December 2017 (exact dates to be announced), Zimbabwe In 2017 IAAS Zimbabwe will host ADM 2017, an annual meeting organized as an opportunity to meet with the National Directors and other members of the IAAS countries in African Region. Current members of IAAS in African Region are: IAAS Benin, IAAS Côte d’Ivoire, IAAS Ghana, IAAS Kenya, IAAS Mali, IAAS Morocco, IAAS Niger, IAAS Nigeria, IAAS Rwanda, IAAS Senegal, IAAS Togo, IAAS Tunisia, IAAS Uganda and IAAS Zimbabwe. For more information, contact: zimbabwe@iaasworld.org

Directors Meeting of Americas 2017 December 2017 (exact dates to be announced), Guatemala In 2017 IAAS Guatemala will host DMA 2017, an annual meeting organized as an opportunity to meet with the National Directors and other members of the IAAS countries in American Region. Current members of IAAS in American Region are: IAAS Argentina, IAAS Chile, IAAS Costa Rica, IAAS Ecuador, IAAS Guatemala, IAAS Mexico, IAAS Peru, IAAS Uruguay, IAAS USA and IAAS Venezuela. For more information, contact: guatemala@iaasworld.org

European Directors Meeting 2017 1st – 7th of December 2017, Podgorica- Montenegro In 2017 IAAS Montenegro will host EDM 2017, an annual meeting organized as an opportunity to meet with the National Directors and other members of the IAAS countries in European Region. Current members of IAAS in Europe are divided in three regions: West Europe- IAAS Belgium, IAAS France, IAAS Italy, IAAS Portugal, IAAS Spain, IAAS Switzerland, IAAS Netherlands, Central Europe- IAAS Germany, IAAS Croatia, IAAS Greece, IAAS Slovenia, IAAS Austria, IAAS Montenegro, IAAS Serbia, North-East Europe- IAAS Poland, IAAS Finland, IAAS Russia, IAAS Sweden, IAAS Ukraine, IAAS Bulgaria For more information, contact: montenegro@iaasworld.org

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Partners Section

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IAAS at the FAO Regional Conference Asia Pacific 7 – 11 March, Malaysia Two IAAS students, Anjela and Anggita from IAAS Indonesia, were present at the FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific Putrajaya, Malaysia, 7-11 March 2016!

The Conference’s theme The FAO Regional conferences for Asia and the Pacific is one of FAO biannual conferences that focuses on the opportunities and challenges in Asia and the Pacific. This year, the conference was successfully hosted by the Ministerial of Agro-based Industry Malaysia from 7 until 11 March 2016. On the 4th day, there was an opening remark from Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, HE Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, accompanied by remarks from the Director-General of FAO, Dr. José Graziano da Silva. Besides that, this conference was also attended by the representatives from 44 FAO members, an observer from FAO, 8 international NGO’s including IAAS, and 34 intragovernment organization.

The activities and discussions During the first three days, the discussion led by senior government officer and on 10 and 11 march there was ministerial-level meeting. As FAO’s governing body, this conference has resulted in the draft resolution that focuses on a discussion of the challenges and opportunities of various countries in Asia Pacific in order to achieve FAO’s program which is Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030. The discussion also focused on the policy and regulations in the Asia – Pacific region, Reducing hunger and poverty, revitalizing the rural economy through enhanced linkages between small-scale agricultural production and value chains, and ‘blue growth.’ Besides that, there was also a roundtable discussion about the strategy to attract youth in agriculture. The discussion was held due to lack of interest of youth to be involved in the agricultural sector , but it is undeniable that the agricultural sector is one of the largest contributors to the GDP. They hope that there will be a lot of youth who engaged in this sector to promote the agricultural sector in the future.

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Our experiences As an observer on behalf of IAAS, Anjela from IAAS Indonesia LC UGM and Anggita from IAAS Indonesia LC Unpad feeling so interested in the discussions at the conferences. These conferences also lead them to “the great people” behind the country and people who care about agriculture. Also, they were feeling so happy because there were some field trips to “Crop For the Future”, where they can learn about growing and utilizing the seeds in order to strengthen food and nutritional security under climate change in Asia and Pacific region. Anjela and Anggita were the only one who came as students, but it didn’t make them feel upset because this conference was a good opportunity to expand networking and experiences.

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IAAS Members at FAO Symposium in Rome 1.-2. December As FAO is a historical partner of IAAS, our members have the opportunity to attend FAO Meetings and Symposia as an IAAS Observer. Mirjam and Eline had the chance to be part of the International Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition in Rome. Read here about their experiences! «Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition» Attendees: Mirjam Baumgartner (IAAS Switzerland) and Eline Sonck (IAAS Ghent)

In 2014, the 2nd International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) was organized by FAO and WHO, both specialized agencies of the United Nations. This was the second conference that has ever been held to address global nutritional issues. The intergovernmental meeting brought together all stakeholders to decide on how to tackle malnutrition in all its forms with a global approach. The importance of nutrition has then been recognized by the General Assembly of the United Nations, who decided to start a «Decade of Action on Nutrition» from 2016-2025. Consequently, FAO and WHO are currently working on developing a «Work Programme» for the Decade, which is basically a document that gives the framework of action for all governments, affected NGO’s and other involved stakeholders. In order to develop the work programme, the «International Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition» has been organized as a platform for all involved parties to come together, discuss burning issues, represent their situation and point of view and give feedback on the first draft of the work programme. This kind of event tries to ensure that for the coming decade the right priorities are set and the guidelines of action have the right focus.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SCIENCES A major role in the development of the work programme and also during the decade plays the Civil Society. Civil Society includes all kind of people, ranging from the indigenous people to small scale farmers to NGOs. A group of people called the «Civil Society» has formed during the ICN2 meeting in 2014 and consists today of over 300 NGO’s, including IAAS. This group is loosely organized but tries to follow FAO and WHO on their work that followed the ICN2, in order to give feedback and new inputs on what is important to the people when talking about a «Decade on Nutrition». For example, to the civil society it is essential that the work programme for the decade is based on human rights and has a holistic approach as nutrition is always related to culture, environment and economy. The first day of the Conference was split into 3 subthemes, one focussing on the supply side, the second on the consumer side and the third on accountability and resilience within food systems. Each topic was addressed by short presentations of people who have experience in this area. The second day began in the 3 subthemes but was then followed by a plenary discussion on the draft of the work programme. All important issues that have been discussed in the past one and a half day were wrapped up to ensure their inclusion in the work programme and the coming Decade of Action. During the opening ceremony of the symposium, H.M. King Letsie III of Lesotho was nominated FAO Special Ambassador for Nutrition. Another royalty that is Special Ambassador for Nutrition is Queen Letizia of Spain and she attended the second day of the symposium.

The conference was mainly about policies and measures, going from empowering women over taxes and restricting marketing and advertising to children. Beside all the conference meetings also Special Events were held. There is still a long way to go to reach all the goals for 2025 and at this moment the actual work programme is still quite empty. The goals are set under the motto ‘Go big or go home!’ and now the question on how they are going to handle it has to be resolved to actually get things done as well. We are looking forward to hearing more about this and to follow their progress.

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ICA Rectors & Deans Forum 2016 October, Gent-Belgium ICA is the Association for European Life Science Universities which has as main goal to provide a network and thus connect these universities. In the end of October Ruth Vandeputte, President of IAAS World, and Nastya Bondarenko, Vice President of Exchange, had the chance to present IAAS on the 6th ICA Rectors and Deans Forum. IAAS was invited to present its association to the rectors and deans of European universities, which was a great opportunity to grow our network! IAAS members got the chance to share their opinion about 'Students in the Global World', how universities can prepare and support their students in the best way possible. It was a wonderful experience and many universities were interested in starting new committees or supporting IAAS via the Study Abroad Program. We would like to thank all IAAS members who gave their input and contributed to improve our relationship with universities. Together IAAS and our universities can grow further!

IFISO Autumn Meeting 2016 17-20 November, Lisbon-Portugal Informal Forum of International Students’ Organisations was organised by Associação dos Estudantes da Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (AEFFUL) in Lisbon, Portugal. During these four days IAAS had the opportunity to network, interact and learn from different student associations like EGEA, BEST, ESTIEM, IPSF, IFSA, IVSA, ISHA, EFPSA, EUROAVIA, IFMSA. During those days IAAS and EGEA seized the opportunity to renew our Partnership for another term and discuss about furthermore impactful collaborations like the upcoming Training New Trainers event in Poland. IAAS built a new strong relation with BEST and agreed to keep up the contact for potential common projects in the future. Members of ELSA shared their experience in Erasmus+ and EYF Grant applications which helped IAAS and our VP of Finance to obtain for the first time the 100% of the Erasmus+ grant(last year only 30% was used) Genneraly IAAS built new contacts and relations with various International Students’ Associations and agreed to cooperate and develop new potential projects in the future.

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ISEKI Conference „Youth leaders hold the key to our future, the story of IAAS “ The ISEKI-Food Association (European Association for Integrating Food Science and Engineering Knowledge Into the Food Chain) and the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna organised the 4th International ISEKI_Food Conference held in Vienna, Austria, from 6th - 8th of July 2016. As a president of IAAS World, I was invited to write an article about the student perspective. Representing the voices of more than 10 000 youth worldwide by giving a speech in front of more than 300 participants including deans, professors, scientists, and professionals in our field. Together with VP of External Relations, Lucas Marín, who was the main coordinator of our attendance at the event, we travelled to the conference. I had the opportunity to give a 20 min. speech on the topic of: “Youth Leaders hold the key to our future, the story of IAAS”. The presentation was a huge success and it was a great opportunity for IAAS since the speakers included representatives from FAO, European Commission, Nestlé, FoodDrinkEurope and many more. The speakers of the conference can be found here and the programme can be found here. It was a perfect platform to have exposure for IAAS on a conference with professionals from our field with more than 300 participants coming literally coming from Japan to USA on a conference that had as goal “Bridging Training and Research for Industry to Wider Community”. Besides networking and the promotion of IAAS World, we also had a chance to meet with Gerhard Schleining, the Secretary General of ISEKI-Food Association and a professor at BOKU University as well as Paola Pittia, the ISEKI_Food 4 Project Coordinator. On that occasion, we set the foundations for the new partnership agreement between our two associations. Furthermore, we also had a chance to meet with IAAS Austria members, who were also present at the conference and have helped us with the logistics for which we are really thankful for. We had the chance to overview their activities and guide them through the process of event organizing, the result of our meeting was the idea of organizing a ExCo Meeting. Finally, the delegates of the conference looked into how to implement projects, partnerships and new initiatives regionally, nationally and locally. At the end, IAAS launched its commitment and contribution towards ISEKI-Food Association for the future conferences. IAAS is a global, non-political, independent, not-for-profit organization run by students and recent graduates of institutions of higher education. Its members are interested in world issues, agriculture, food management, the exchange of knowledge, ideas and leadership. Both ISEKI-Food Association, IAAS World and all the stakeholders present agreed that the vision of students is important and will be the model of the next generations which will ultimately shape our world by 2050. Josipa Arapović, IAAS World President 2015/16

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On April 1 & 2, IAAS students gathered together with 350 of the world’s innovators at the Thought For Food (TFF) Global Summit in Zurich, Switzerland to uproot assumptions and take action on the future of food and agriculture. The TFF Summit is an annual event combining incredible speakers, workshops, next-gen solutions to food security and the powerful energy iconic to TFF events. On day two of the summit, ten student-led teams from the 2015/16 TFF Challenge pitched their brilliant business ideas for seed funding. This year’s TFF Challenge had students from 105 countries and 578 universities sign up and form teams that worked to develop solutions to help feed 9+ billion people by 2050. The finalist pitches ranged from precision agriculture to edible insects, mobile apps to probiotics and everything in between.

The TFF Grand Prize of $10,000 was awarded to Kulisha!

The TFF Runner-up Prize of $5,000 was awarded to Biteback!

Kulisha produces low-cost, high-quality, sustainable fish feed made from insects. Kulisha aims to revolutionize  the aquaculture industry and its local economies in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Biteback is creating an alternative, nutrientdense, insect based cooking oil to replace the need for traditional palm oil. Biteback is based in Indonesia and made up of students Anik Haryanti, Muhammad Ifdhol Syawkoni, Mush’ab Nursantio and Musyaroh Syamsuri from the University of Brawijaya.

Kulisha has a global team made up of Arjun Paunranan of University of California, Los Angeles, Eric Katz of University of Michigan, Lunalo Cletus of University of Nairobi, and Maya Faulstich Hon and Viraj Sikand of Brown University.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SCIENCES The Finalist teams received 10 weeks of TFF Bootcamp (online), in addition to in-person pitch training the week before the summit, all facilitated by start-up experts and team mentors before pitching live on stage to the panel of judges. The top 10 finalists, were evaluated based on 5 qualities: Innovation, Feasibility of Implementation, Uniqueness, Team Spirit, and their potential to help feed 9 billion people by 2050. In addition to the Thought For Food prize winners, the Kirchner Food Fellows awarded a $5,000 prize to Peer to Peer Probiotics of France, who have created vitamin rich yeast and bacteria cultures for use in foods that go through the fermentation process to increase nutritional intake available from everyday foods. And last but not least, the Borlaug Foundation sponsored, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Take It to the Farmerâ&#x20AC;? prize of $2,500 was awarded to Fruti-Cycle of Uganda. Fruti-Cycle aims to decrease post-harvest loss by building affordable and effective food transportation and storage units. Their refrigeration systems can attach to motorcycles allowing for safer transportation of food, meaning farmers generate more income from the produce they already grow. Thought For Food is a not-for-profit organization and next generation innovation platform empowering solutions to feed 9 billion people by 2050. To connect with, or learn more about Thought For Food initiatives please contact lorena@tffchallenge.com.

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EGEA brings together young geographers in an atmosphere of respect, inclusion and personal development. This inspires global understanding of environmental and social processes and enables us to bring about a positive impact on society.

About us EGEA, the European Geography Association for students and young geographers represents young professionals in the field of Geography in more than 30 countries. We are a non-profit, nongovernmental organization registered in Utrecht, Netherlands. We are locally active in over 90 local groups, called entities. We provide a platform for students and young professionals in the field of geography to encourage sharing, networking, volunteering and alternative informal peerlearning in an international surrounding. Over 3000 active members participate annually in more than 100 international events to experience geography from different points of view and explore Europe in order to better understand the complexity of unique environmental influences on society and nature.

EGEA Entities 03/2016 (Online Map)

Contact Do you have any questions or want more detailed information? Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hesitate to contact: Board of EGEA: egea@egea.eu And visit their website: www.egea.eu

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International Forestry Students’ Association About Us IFSA is a non-political, non-religious and not for profit organization that connects forestry students from all over the world in a wide spectrum of activities. Our vision IFSA’s vision is for global cooperation among students of forest sciences in order to broaden knowledge and understanding to achieve a sustainable future for our forests, and to provide a voice for youth in international forest policy processes. Our mission Our mission is to provide a platform for students of forest sciences to enrich their formal education, promote cultural understanding by encouraging collaboration with international partner organizations and facilitating students in gaining practical experiences with a wider and more global perspective. Through its network, IFSA encourages student meetings, enables participation in scientific debates, and supports the involvement of youth in decision making processes and international forest and environmental policy. Contact Us: If you have any question about our organization, send us an email to info@ifsa.net or Visit our website http://www.ifsa.net/

The International Veterinary Students’ Association The International Veterinary Students’ Association (IVSA) is a not-for-profit organization run by volunteer veterinary students that was founded in 1953. The mission of IVSA is “To benefit the animals and people of the world by harnessing the potential and dedication of veterinary students to promote the international application of veterinary skills, education and knowledge.” IVSA helps to expand the worldwide collaboration of over thirty thousand students, enriching their student experience and improving their skills as future veterinarians. The way in which this is achieved is by arranging annual meetings (congresses and symposia), facilitating exchanges between our members and many projects and educational opportunities focusing on animal welfare, one health, education, soft skills and wellness. Contact us: If you have any question about our organization, send us an email to publicrelations@ivsa.org or visit our website http://www.ivsa.org/

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ISEKI-Food Association - IFA IFA is an independent European non-profit organization, established in 2005 by representatives of university institutions, research institutes, companies and associations related to food, coming from all over the world. The IFA mission is to support • • • • •

Lifelong learning in the food sector, encompassing both academia & industry Teachers and Trainers to improve efficacy of teaching Students to gain knowledge more easily Industry staff / Food professionals to make use of research results Researchers to facilitate collaboration

in order to assure the best possible competences for all working in the food sector; and thus, contributing to serving the consumer with safe and good food. For more information, check out their website: https://www.iseki-food.net/

ICA ICA, founded in 1988 as the Interfaculty Committee Agraria, is a network of more than 60 universities from the EU and neighbouring countries (European Higher Education Area, EHEA). Our Vision ICA’s vision is to enhance our members’ success in the international market place, in Europe and globally, by providing a supportive environment to share experience, to cooperate in new ventures, and to benefit from the resulting synergy. Our Mission ICA’s core purpose, operating at the professional, organisational and political level, is to promote and support European universities focusing on the life sciences. In fulfilling this purpose, our mission is to: • stimulate and support our member institutions in the life sciences in the development of a European dimension in education, research and innovation through the elaboration of joint actions and global engagement, • support networking in the life sciences to share expertise and understanding, and in doing so facilitate change, and • represent the general interest of our members at the European level and globally. For more information, visit our website: http://www.ica-ls.com/

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Study Portals StudyPortals is the Global Study Choice Platform. About StudyPortals StudyPortals started as a spin-off from a couple of large international study associations that were frustrated by a total lack of information for finding international Masters in Europe: MastersPortal.eu was born and proved to be an overwhelming success. Our mission: "Empowering the world to choose education." For more information, visit our website: https://www.studyportals.com/

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GFAR is the unique multi-stakeholder global forum on agricultural research and innovation. GFAR is an open, voluntary forum and a movement for change. GFAR is a networked organization, made up of Partners working together, through collective advocacy and actions, to shape the future of agriculture and food and their role in achieving sustainable development. Together we are working to make agri-food research and innovation more effective, responsive and equitable, towards achieving Sustainable Development outcomes.

For more information, visit our website: http://www.gfar.net/

Young Professionals Development -YPARD

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YPARD is an international movement by Young Professionals FOR Young Professionals for Agricultural Development. YPARD operates as a network; it is not a formalized institution. At the heart of YPARD as a movement are its members, who are encouraged to become active in their area, spread the news about YPARD to other young professionals, encourage a stronger voice of youth in their own organizations and share their views and ideas with other young professionals in the network. Vision Sustainably improved livelihoods worldwide where young professionals are proactively contributing to innovative agricultural development. Mission To serve as a global collective platform through which young professionals can realize their full potential and contribute proactively towards innovative agricultural development. For

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Thought For Food- TFF TFF is a movement dedicated to tackling the global challenge of feeding 9+ billion people through bold, breakthrough solutions. We are comprised of some of the best and brightest minds of the next generation, driven by a desire to invigorate innovation and uproot the status quo. We run an annual competition to catalyze university students from all fields of study to learn more about the complex challenges surrounding food security, and inspire them to channel their passions and creativity towards developing new ideas that make a difference. Most importantly, Thought For Food is a one-of-a-kind community of friends, a network that students can count on to support them in their efforts to make the world a better place. For more information, visit our website: http://www.tffchallenge.com/

Syngenta We are a business that helps humanity face its toughest challenge: how to feed a rising population, sustainably. Our world class science and innovative crop solutions transform how crops are grown to enable millions of growers to make better use of available resources. At the heart of our contribution is The Good Growth Plan, our six commitments to address critical challenges the world faces to achieve food security. Our business – and the world’s food security – depend on sustainable natural resources, healthy ecosystems and thriving rural communities. Which is why we cooperate with industry partners, governments and NGOs to support the achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our Corporate Governance is aligned with international standards and practice and helps us achieve not only our business objectives, but also helps create value to society that is demonstrated by our strong environmental and social performance. For more information, visit our website: http://www4.syngenta.com/

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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SCIENCES Syngenta Good Growth Plan annual update: programs to improve farm sustainability more than double their reach • More than 9 million hectares of farmland enhanced by biodiversity and soil conservation initiatives • Data collected from 3,700 farms in 42 countries • Reference farms continue to outperform benchmark • Smallholder farmer productivity increased by 8% Syngenta today highlighted results for the third year of The Good Growth Plan, which comprises six ambitious commitments for 2020 to support the sustainability of agriculture and the development of rural communities. In 2016, Syngenta projects enhanced biodiversity and soil conservation on a cumulative 9.2 million hectares of land, creating rich, connected wildlife habitats in 34 countries. Together, these soil and biodiversity programs cover an area close to the size of Portugal. A key contribution came from the Soja+Verde project in Brazil, where we are working in partnership with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) on the restoration of rainforest in agricultural landscapes. To assess our progress on crop productivity, we collected data from 3,700 farms in 42 countries. This shows that the productivity and resource efficiency of those Reference farms which use our protocols were nearly 4% higher than the Benchmark farms. In addition, we reached over 16.5 million smallholders with those participating in our Reference Farms benefiting from an 8 percent productivity increase. This demonstrates the potential of technology and agronomic training to not only help small holders to feed themselves and their families but also improve their livelihoods. We remain confident of achieving our target of reaching 20 million smallholders by 2020. Over the past year, we have also trained nearly 7 million people in the safe use of our products, bringing the cumulative total to over 17 million farmers since the plan started – 70 percent of which are smallholders in developing countries. And we continued to expand our Fair Labor Program which now covers all our seeds suppliers in Latin America and Asia Pacific. Syngenta Chief Executive Officer, Erik Fyrwald, said: “The Good Growth Plan exemplifies the way we do business and, through the data that is now being generated, we are helping farmers to apply best practices and monitor the benefits to the environment and their bottom line. Going forward, we want to evolve the plan further to better understand how farmers can improve the efficiency with which they use water and reduce their carbon emissions. And by continuing to partner with our customers, suppliers and other stakeholders in the food value chain, we will be better able to combine the resources and knowledge required to safely feed the world and take care of our planet”. A description of each commitment and an overview of the progress made in 2016 are below. For more information, please go to www.goodgrowthplan.com, www.data.syngenta.com or the Syngenta Annual Review 2016: www.ar2016.syngenta.com Six commitments: 2016 reporting update 1. Make crops more efficient: Increase average productivity of the world’s major crops by 20 percent without using more land, water or inputs. o In 2016, Syngenta worked with a global network of more than 1,000 Reference farms and – for comparison purposes – almost 2,700 Benchmark farms, grouped in clusters of similar agro climatic conditions and grower characteristics. The Reference farms have adopted tailored crop

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SCIENCES protocols and have increased productivity by a global average of 1.2 percent against baseline data. This was 3.8 percentage points higher than Benchmark farms. 2. Rescue more farmland: Improve the fertility of 10 million hectares of farmland on the brink of degradation. o In 2016, Syngenta programs improved soil quality on over 1.9 million hectares. On a cumulative basis, we have reached around 40 percent of the 2020 target. The increase in 2016 was due mainly to better integration of soil management practices into commercial offers. 3. Help biodiversity flourish: Enhance biodiversity on 5 million hectares of farmland. o In 2016, biodiversity was enhanced on 3.3 million hectares of agricultural landscape in 34 countries. We have developed a new methodology for assessing environmental and socioeconomic impacts of biodiversity interventions in agricultural landscapes, and are working with the conservation community to highlight the importance of landscape connectivity to policymakers. 4. Empower smallholders: Reach 20 million smallholders and enable them to increase productivity by 50 percent. o Syngenta has reached 16.6 million smallholders through sales and is measuring their increase in productivity on smallholder Reference farms. In 2016, productivity on these Reference farms increased by 8 percent. 5. Help people stay safe: Train 20 million farm workers on labour safety, especially in developing countries. o In 2016, Syngenta and its partners trained 6.8 million people in better and safer farming. We have expanded our partnership with the NGO Solidaridad to train farmers in agronomy and safety around the world. With the Sustainable Food Lab, we are looking into measuring the impact of our business on smallholder livelihoods in order to optimize our way of working with smallholders. 6. Look after every worker: Strive for fair labour conditions throughout our entire supply chain network. o In 2016, our Fair Labour Program covered 82 percent of Syngenta seed supply farms globally, including all our seed suppliers in Latin America and Asia Pacific. Of our commercial flowers farms, 73 percent have the GLOBAL G.A.P. certification, and 24 percent have G.R.A.S.P. assessment. In addition, two-thirds of our chemicals suppliers were covered by our Supplier Sustainability Program. About Syngenta Syngenta is a leading agriculture company helping to improve global food security by enabling millions of farmers to make better use of available resources. Through world class science and innovative crop solutions, our 28,000 people in over 90 countries are working to transform how crops are grown. We are committed to rescuing land from degradation, enhancing biodiversity and revitalizing rural communities. To learn more visit www.syngenta.com and www.goodgrowthplan.com. Follow us on TwitterÂŽ at www.twitter.com/Syngenta.

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