Ten ‘agricultural journalists of the future’ have been selected by the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) to participate in the 2025 Alltech Young Leaders program.
Now entering its 20th year, the joint initiative seeks to develop and support new and recent entrants to the profession through expert training, feedback and mentoring, delivered during a unique ‘Boot Camp’ at this year’s IFAJ Congress in Nairobi, Kenya, in October.
The ten 2025 Young Leaders are:
Aizhan Rymbayeva, Kazakhstan and Türkiye
Ben Eagle, United Kingdom
Chelsea Dinterman, United States of America
Johanna Fry, Germany
Juliet Akoth, Kenya
Keira Miller, Canada
Luíza Cardoso,Brazil
Nukanah Kollie, Liberia
Rodrigo Bonazzola, Argentina
Victoria Ellis, Australia
“Alltech has partnered with IFAJ since 2005 to support the Young Leader programme for promising agricultural journalists and communicators,” says Jenn Norrie, Alltech’s communications manager for North America and Europe. “Not only does it hone the skills of their trade, but it also provides leadership and networking opportunities to contribute to their growth and development. The opportunity to connect with these young leaders early in their careers has been significant and has created many opportunities for me to connect my Alltech colleagues around the world with IFAJ-affiliated journalists in many of the countries that Alltech operates.”
