2012 Young Farmers Idea Contest-National Peace Corps Association Africa Rural Connect

Deadline- May 31, 2012

The 2012 Young Farmers Idea Contest (the “Contest”) is sponsored by the National Peace Corps Association .

Africa Rural Connect (“ARC” or the “Project”) is an experiment in global collaboration. We propose that you – the people who have lived and worked in rural sub-Saharan Africa – offer your perspective, expertise and creativity to generate action plans that will address the problems of farmers, who are mostly women, the rural poor and, more generally, the needs of rural communities in one of the most impoverished regions of the world.

In this Contest, people who care about rural poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and the importance of agricultural development as a path to a better future for youths are invited to submit, contribute, and comment on promising ideas, proposals and analyses, all of which may form action plans aimed at improving the livelihoods of millions of subsistence farmers, particularly youth and their families and their communities.

The ARC Platform is an attempt to reach and communicate more directly with Africa’s poorest populations and those who have lived and worked with them by directly addressing the problems the rural poor face and the solutions we, its extended community, can imagine for rural economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Eligibility-

• The Contest is open to people who are at least 18 years of age or older at the time the Contest commences and who have access to the Internet and World Wide Web; The Sponsor reserves the right to refuse to award a prize to or on behalf of any minor.
• Participants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of the Sponsor which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Contest.
• By participating in the Contest, participants agree to be bound by the decisions of the Sponsor personnel. If the conduct or outcome of the Contest is affected by human error, any mechanical malfunctions or failures of any kind, intentional interference or any event beyond the control of the Sponsor, the Sponsor reserves the right to terminate this Contest, or make such other decisions regarding the outcome as the Sponsor deems appropriate. ANY ATTEMPT BY A PARTICIPANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY CIRCUMVENT, DISRUPT OR DAMAGE ORDINARY AND NORMAL OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST, TELEPHONE SYSTEMS OR WEBSITES, OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PARTICIPANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED.

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