AWARD at the 7th Adaptation Futures Conference, Montreal, Canada

Session Title: How Gender-responsive Climate Adaptation Solutions Can Accelerate Resilient Food Systems in Africa Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 Time: 10:30- 12:00 am EDT/ 5:30- 7:30 pm EAT Venue: Room 520B, Africa Pavilion     Overview African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) hosted a panel session at the  7th Adaptation Futures Conference in […]

Gender-responsive policies that address the needs of women can improve African food security, UN event hears

Development experts call for African governments to adopt policies that close the gender gap in agriculture at the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women March 20, NEW YORK – Gender experts appearing at the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women called for more policies to address the specific needs of women to help […]

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Inaugural Cohort of 49 AWARD Policy Fellows from six Countries Announced

49 female policy practitioners from Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia have been selected to participate in a Fellowship designed to improve policy processes in the agri-food systems. African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is pleased to announce the selection of 49 African mid-career women as Fellows in the first cohort of […]

AWARD Convenes for the Annual Review and Planning Workshop and Steering Committee Meeting

Nairobi- November 14 -18, 2022 — African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Steering Committee, staff, and key stakeholders are convening at the World Agroforestry (ICRAF) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, for its annual review and planning workshop and Steering Committee meeting. AWARD is conducting an external evaluation of the current Strategic Plan (2017-2022) and […]

AWARD Country Chapter in Kenya Wins a Grant to Advance Gender Equity and Climate Action

(Photo: 2010 AWARD Fellow Esther Kanduma at a sensitization workshop with women pastoralists in Baringo county, Kenya. Photo Credit: KeAWARD) As the world convenes in Egypt for COP 27 to accelerate action toward climate goals, we are pleased to announce that our country chapter, Kenyan Women in Agricultural Research and Development (KeAWARD), has been named […]

Not yet there: Progress Toward Equitable Agricultural Research and Innovation- Dr. Susan Kaaria

In a candid conversation with the Panafrican Agriculture magazine, Dr. Susan Kaaria,  AWARD Director, discussed the persistent barriers that hinder women from meaningful contributions to agriculture. She notes that while there has been some progress in addressing gender inequality, for example, the increased emphasis on policies and programs to pay attention to the needs and […]

One Planet Laureate Candidate Wins Grant to Optimize Fish Processing in Malawi

James John Banda, a research scientist, specializing in food science, was awarded a grant of USD 20,000 to optimize the fish value chain in Malawi through improved smoking kilns and stoves. The grant is part of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ARSF3-ECR) program that supports early career researchers to undertake research that builds […]

Photo Story – Collaborating with Farmers to give Soils a New Lease of Life

Ikabongo Mukumbuta’s research focuses on soil health management and ecosystem restoration. He is particularly interested in measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agricultural soils and analyzing how climate change and on-farm practices influence these emissions. “I chose to study soil science because it is the foundation for agricultural production,” says Ikabongo, a 2021 One Planet […]

AWARD Country Chapter in Kenya Wins a Grant to Advance Gender Equity and Climate Action

KeAWARD was awarded the grant for their project on “Ufugaji bora, Uhai wetu,” two Swahili phrases meaning “Climate-smart pastoralism Our lifeline.” The project seeks to promote methane-free probiotic feed additives that will replace methane-producing microbes in livestock to reduce emissions from livestock, contributing to climate change mitigation. Read more