Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network Global (GCSAYN) recognizes that 70% of academic research never reaches practical application. The GCSAYN Center’s of Excellence bridge this gap by transforming student theses into implementable sustainable solutions through capacity building and strengthening. Work on of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development (17 SDGs), AU 2063 Agenda (The Africa We Want), African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and UN80 Initiative.
Objectives:
• Provide end-to-end support for 50+ interns annually (from proposal to implementation)
• Ensure all of the thesis are bankable and transferred to achievable projects.
• Establish 20+ industry-academia partnerships for scaling.
Concept Note about GCSAYN Research & Scientific Committee
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Coordinating Academic Institutions
University of Pretoria, South Africa
British Society of Soil Science (BSSS)
University of Pretoria, South Africa
Advisory Group (AG)
- Mrs. Margarita Astralaga (Former Director for ECD, IFAD HQ)
- Prof. Georges Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso
- Mr. Zablon Shilenje, Coordinator Services (Africa) WMO
- Ms. Cathy Xi Cao, The International Rice Research Institute, (Philippines)
- Prof. Paul Hallet, Chair in Soil Physics, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Prof. Rebecca A. Boger (Vice President Next Generation GLOBAL Collaboratory), USA
GCSAYN Research and Scientific Committee (GRSC) Co-Chairs:
- Mr. Sandeep Chittimalli, Data Scientist, Synectics USA
- Mrs. Olipa Lungu (Zambia)
GCSAYN Research and Scientific Committee Members:
- Dr. Khalil Sakhri (Algeria)
- Prof. Sarada Mohapatra (Government Women`s College Sundargarh, Odisha, India
- Prof. Fiordaliza Acosta-Ippolito, (Hostos Community College, City University of New York), USA
- Dr. Andolalao Rakotoarison, (University of Itasy), Madagascar.
- Dr. Shaikha M. BuAli (Chief Academic Officer , PA Virtual Charter School Philadelphia), USA.
- Prof. Stephen Ippolito, (Professor for Disability Studies at CUNY-City University of New York), USA
- Dr. Khali Allahmagani, (Kaduna State University) Nigeria.
- Dr. Francis Oduor, (University of Kabianga), Kenya.
- Dr. Domenico Vito, (GCSAYN Liaison to RBAs) Italy.
- Mr. Xander Beks, (GCSAYN EU Hub), The Netherlands.
- Mr. Tito Awen Bol, Ministry of Agriculture & Food Security, South Sudan.
- Prof. Wangila F. Phanice, (Njoro Precious Girls School), Kenya.
- Ms. Irene Njoki Kimani, (Rift Valley National Polytechnic), Kenya.
- Mr. Alinafe Kaliwo, CEO of Mechro Limited, Malawi.
- Mr. Anantdeep Dhillon, Ex-Officio member as Secretary General, GCSAYN
Recording of the Inception & planning Meeting of Nov 2025 >>>
Introductory reading material:
- FAO. 2013a. Climate-Smart Agriculture: Sourcebook. Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. http://www.fao.org/3/a-i3325e.pdf
- Grist N. 2015. Topic Guide: Climate Change, Food Security and Agriculture. United Kingdom: DFID. http://dx.doi.org/10.12774/eod_tg.april2015.gristn
- CCAFS, FAO. 2014. Climate-Smart Agriculture: What is it? Why is it needed? Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4226e.pdf
- IFAD. 2012b. Climate-smart smallholder agriculture: What’s different? IFAD Occasional Paper. Rome, Italy: International Fund for Agricultural Development. http://www.ifad.org/pub/op/3.pdf
- Lipper L, Thornton P, Campbell BM, (…), Torquebiau EF. 2014. Climate-smart agriculture for food security. Nature Climate Change 4:1068-1072. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2437
- CCAFS and FAO. Knowledge on Climate-Smart Agriculture – Questions and Answers. Available online: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/42432/About%20CSA_Q%26A.pdf?sequence=1
- CCAFS Success Stories. http://ccafs.cgiar.org/publications/climate-smart-agriculture-success-stories-farming-communities-around-world
- FAO Success Stories. http://www.fao.org/3/a-i3817e.pdf
Key websites:
- CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS): https://ccafs.cgiar.org/
- Inter-Agency Working Group on Climate Smart Agriculture in International Development: https://rmportal.net/groups/csa/about-csa
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: http://www.fao.org/climate-smart-agriculture/en/
- Global Alliance on Climate Smart Agriculture (GACSA): http://www.fao.org/gacsa/en/
- World Bank: http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/agriculture
- Farming First: http://www.farmingfirst.org/tag/climate-smart-agriculture/
- CSA Youth Network: https://csayouthnetwork.wordpress.com/