Women in Agricultural Leadership program for the Australia-Africa Partnership
The Women in Agriculture Leadership Program is an initiative under the Australia-Africa Partnership that seeks to strengthen the capability, confidence and influence of African women scientists to lead and participate in climate- resilient agricultural research.
Aligned with this overall goal are two specific objectives of improving the numbers and experiences of women scientists leading agriculture research and enhancing capabilities of African researchers and institutions to foster gender-responsive climate resilient agricultural innovations that addresses the diverse needs of women and men smallholders.
The program will be implemented in five African countries: Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone.
Participants will include agricultural and climate researchers drawn from national agricultural research systems (NARS), ministries of agriculture (MoA), and academic institutions, ensuring strong institutional representation across the agrifood and climate research landscape.
The Women in Agricultural Leadership Program is an initiative of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) funded under the Australia-Africa Partnership. It seeks to contribute to end of program outcome two (EOPO2) “Australia leverages its funding to national and multilateral agricultural research institutes to increase the number of women leading and participating in climate resilient agriculture”. The Australia-Africa Partnership is delivered by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).