The IFAJ ten Young Leaders will participate in a unique ‘Boot Camp’, held prior to the annual IFAJ Congress – the organization’s flagship event.
They’ll be the ones keeping information flowing to the world’s farmers well into the second half of the 21st century: the future of agricultural journalism is safe in the hands of this year’s IFAJ Young Leaders.
Ten up-and-coming agricultural journalists, drawn from ten countries across four continents, have been selected by an international jury to participate in the 21st edition of the select programme.
Sponsored by Alltech, a global leader in the agriculture industry and long-term supporter of IFAJ’s work and mission, the Young Leaders initiative seeks to identify and support the most promising new and recent entrants to the profession, to hone and encourage their potential.
“The IFAJ Alltech Young Leaders programme is not just about recognising and nurturing individual talent, important though that is, but also to bring together those with the ability to apply that talent to lead and develop the wider profession,” says IFAJ Secretary General, Adrian Bell.
The ten 2026 IFAJ Alltech Young Leaders are:
- Juan Ignacio Alaise, Argentina
- Kaitlin Berger, Canada
- Katrin Bremer-John, Germany
- Andrew Castillo, United States of America
- Job Hiddink, The Netherlands
- Milliam Murigi, Kenya
- Breifne O’Brien, Ireland
- Josiah Pailay, Liberia
- Emmanuel Bright Quaicoe, Ghana
- Emelie Werme, Sweden
