The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) named 10 outstanding young agricultural journalists to receive the IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders Award. The awards will be presented at IFAJ’s Global Congress in Interlaken, Switzerland, in August.
The 2024 Young Leaders include:
- Carola Urdangarin, Argentina
- Brooke Littlewood, Australia
- Michaela Sandmayr, Austria
- Wiebke Herrmann, Germany
- Emma Davies, Ghana
- Alex Black, Great Britain
- Daniel Plaiasu, Romania
- Duncan Masiwa, South Africa
- Kristina Hansén, Sweden
- Courtney Girgis, USA
IFAJ Secretary-General Addy Rossi notes that the Young Leader award includes participation in a three-day professional development workshop immediately prior to the IFAJ Congress. The program, which has been sponsored since 2006 by Alltech, a global animal nutrition and crop science company, emphasizes reporting skills and leadership training.
“Alltech is proud to partner with IFAJ to support the Young Leaders program, as we all share a commitment to supporting journalists who give voice to farmers and producers and ensure that agriculture stories continue to be told around the world,” says Jenn Norrie, North American and European Communications Manager at Alltech.
Rossi says the Young Leaders program has helped agricultural journalism guilds and IFAJ grow for nearly two decades.
“The IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders program is more than just an award to recognize rising young stars in our industry—it provides training, networks and contagious energy to tomorrow’s guild and federation leaders,” he says. “Many of the officers and active volunteers in national guilds and IFAJ’s governing bodies have been Young Leaders. With its generous sponsorship and deep commitment to the future of agricultural journalism, Alltech has helped train a generation of world leaders.”
For more information on IFAJ and the Young Leaders program, visit www.ifaj.org. For more on Alltech, visit www.alltech.com.
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