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Closing the Gender Gap in African Food Systems: Pathways to Transformation
Overwhelming evidence has shown that women provide 60-80% of Africa’s agricultural labor. Yet women farmers in sub-Saharan Africa manage 20-30% less productive plots of land than men, not because of a skill or effort issue but because of unequal access to resources. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report on the ‘Status Of […]
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Gender Responsive Approaches Driving Food Transformation
How can we ensure that women equitably benefit from agricultural innovations and actively participate in transforming agrifood systems in a changing climate in this digital era? Africa Women in Agricultural Research for Development (AWARD), together with the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC), CABI, Global Solutions Initiative, and Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems […]
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Redefining Women’s Participation in African Agrifood Systems for Accelerated Transformation
African Women in Agricultural Research for Development (AWARD) partnered with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), CGIAR Gender Impact Platform, and CARE International to convene a special event at the Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 (AFS2024). This session focused on a forthcoming report, “Women in African […]
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Aim for Climate: Making Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems Innovation Count for Women and Youth
The partner event, organized by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) at the Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 (AFSF2024), spotlighted AIM for Climate innovation sprint partners focusing on women and youth in climate-smart agriculture. Dr. Susan Kaaria, Director of African Women in Agricultural Research and […]
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Rwanda Propels Africa Food Systems Forum 2024, Calls for Radical Transformation
Rwanda launched the Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 with a Call for Radical Transformation of African Food Systems. The event, which was spearheaded by Rt. Hon Dr. Èdouard Ngirente, Prime Minister of Rwanda, took place in Kigali on March 26, 2024, marking a clarion call for the radical transformation of African food systems. This significant […]
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Africa’s Food Systems Forum 2024 Set to Convene Over 5,000 Stakeholders from Across Africa and Internationally
World leaders, innovators, academia, development agencies, farmers organizations, and the private sector from across Africa and beyond will convene in Rwanda to participate in the annual Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) from September 2 to 6, 2024. This year’s summit themed “Innovate, Accelerate, and Scale: Delivering Food Systems Transformation in a Digital and Climate Era,” will spotlight […]
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