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AWARD Newsletter August 2021

Click here to view the entire newsletter Dear Friends, We hope you are staying safe and healthy. We are excited to share with you our latest newsletter featuring highlights of our recent activities. We continue to deepen our commitment to widening the pipeline of women in leadership for agricultural research and development by designing and […]

AWARD and WAVE Partner to Accelerate Women Scientists’ Careers

African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), in partnership with the Central and West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE), are excited to announce a new training program that seeks to strengthen the scientific, leadership, and mentoring skills of African women scientists working within WAVE. The gender gap in agricultural research and leadership on the African […]

Call for Applications for the CGIAR Gender Researchers’ Leadership and Mentoring Program

African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), in collaboration with the CGIAR Generating Evidence and New Directions for Equitable Results (GENDER) Platform, is announcing the Call for the CGIAR Gender Researchers’ Leadership and Mentoring Program. Targeting mid-career gender researchers in the One CGIAR, the Program seeks to equip participants with practical tools to increase […]

Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg on Why Africa Needs a Bold New Vision for Agriculture

#Repost: First published on AMAKA STUDIO The outgoing Director of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development, speaks on why agricultural research is a game-changer and the key to ensuring Africa’s food security and safeguarding the future. For Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg, the need for more African women scientists and researchers has never been more urgent than […]

AWARD at the Generation Equality Forum

African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) joined the Generation Equality Forum convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, in Paris, from June 30 to July 2, 2021. The Forum brought together governments, feminist leaders, youth, and multi-sector change-makers, to announce trailblazing gender equality investments, programmes, and policies. […]

Shaping a Climate-Smart Agricultural Future For Kenyan Smallholder Farmers

Over the years, climate change has evolved from an environmental problem to a significant development challenge whose impact ripples across all economic sectors. Climate change’s adverse effects on agriculture have adversely affected developing countries, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa, and Kenya is no exception. Read more

Report: Gender-responsive research key to farm productivity, tackling Africa’s agricultural threats

Repost: First published on Bizcommunity website The African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (Award) has released a report highlighting how gender-responsive agricultural research and development coupled with an intentional focus on addressing inequalities in access to innovations between men and women, can propel agricultural-driven development. Dubbed AgSpirations: Inspiring stories of African agriculture, volume 1, the […]

Free Insects Reduce Feeding Cost for Fish Farmers

Some smallholder commercial fish farmers in the South-South region of Nigeria are reducing feeding costs by about 15 percent through the provision of free insects for fish to consume all night long. Ebinimi Ansa, an aquaculture researcher and African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Fellow, who has been at the forefront of innovative […]

One Planet Laureate Candidate Improving Malawi Smallholders’ Resilience to Climate Change

Changing weather patterns, poor land management, low adoption of agricultural technologies, and weak market links are some of the challenges facing farmers in Malawi. Dr. Austin Phiri, a 2019 One Planet Laureate Candidate, is leading an innovative research project that aims to increase sorghum productivity, catalyze smallholders’ adoption of the technology and enhance their [smallholders] […]

The AgSpirations Report by AWARD

Monday, May 10, 2021 —African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is excited to release a new publication highlighting some of the gender-responsive innovations enhancing agricultural research and development in Africa. The new publication, AgSpirations Volume 1, features inspiring stories of African agriculture and outlines some of AWARD’s achievements in strengthening the production and […]

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