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The Call for GRASP Fellowship Expanded to Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda
An immersive three-year career development program targeting mid-career African women in the policy field to catalyze the design and implementation of gender-responsive agricultural policies across Africa. Wednesday, July 20, 2022 —African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) has opened the Call for the Gender Responsive Agriculture Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellowship to African female policymakers […]
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One Planet Laureate Candidate Wins USD 14,000 Grant to Assess and Inform Sustainable use of a Major Tanzanian River
Dr. Offoro Kimombo, an Environmental Scientist and a Lecturer at the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), was awarded a research grant of USD 14,000 to conduct an intensive assessment of environmental flow in the lower Rufiji River basin. The Sokoine University of Agriculture funds the grant through its Research and Innovation Support (SUARIS). The Rufiji […]
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GRASP Fellowship: Fostering Policy Change for Equitable Agri-food Systems in Africa
Women make up about 46 percent of agricultural employment in sub-Saharan Africa, yet they often face discriminatory national policies. There is growing momentum for gender-responsive research and evidence-based policies. The African Development Bank’s Feed Africa Strategy for Agricultural Transformation, for instance, emphasizes the need for Africa to pursue policies that will enable the continent to […]
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Request for Proposals Extended: Establishing a Knowledge Management System
African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) seeks to create a knowledge management (KM) system that will support the creation, storage, timely retrieval, synthesis, and use of AWARD data, information, and experience in implementing its initiatives. The KM System will include three components: An interactive public portal, referred to as the knowledge hub, which […]
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Women Agricultural Economists to Participate in a Two-year Mentoring Program
May 17, 2022 — African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) has launched the commencement of a mentoring program specially tailored for women agricultural economists. Participants include 14 women agricultural economists competitively selected for the Mentoring Program for Women Agricultural Economists in the Global South. Hailing from 11 countries, including China, Germany, Ghana, India, […]
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An Afternoon of Inspiring Stories of African Researchers
On May 26, 2022, AWARD hosted an afternoon of storytelling at Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi. Featuring African researchers developing solutions to improve smallholders’ productivity, the storytelling event spotlighted Laureate Candidates participating in the One Planet Fellowship. Through the One Planet Fellowship, AWARD is building a robust pipeline of African researchers leading climate change research on […]
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How can Africa’s private sector optimally contribute to inclusive agricultural research and development?
Can Africa guarantee its own inclusive agricultural research and development? What are the specifics of getting the private sector to optimally contribute to this mission? We are joined by Ms. Amandla Ooko-Ombaka, an Associate Partner at McKinsey, to discuss the role of the private sector and how we can get private sector engagement right. Listen […]
Read MoreEpisode 6: How can Africa’s Private Sector Optimally Contribute to Inclusive Agricultural Research and Development?
Can Africa guarantee its own inclusive agricultural research and development? What are the specifics of getting the private sector to optimally contribute to this mission? We are joined by Ms. Amandla Ooko-Ombaka, an Associate Partner at McKinsey, to discuss the role of the private sector and how we can get private sector engagement right. To […]
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Partnering with FUNAAB, Nigeria to Cultivate Gender Responsive Agricultural Research and Development
Africa’s average periodic Gross Domestic Product growth has constantly outpaced the global norm. By 2023, it is expected to remain at least six percent, but the yawning gender gaps in agricultural research have potentially dire consequences for the Continent’s agriculture and food security. According to an Oxfam International report, gender inequalities across agriculture, health, and […]
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Top 10 Resources on Eliminating Career Barriers for Women and Girls in ICT
Globally, women account for only 33 percent of researchers, with just 22 percent representation in artificial intelligence. Only one in every three researchers is a woman in the business world, and they receive less research funding than their male counterparts. Yet, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have been highlighted to play a considerable role in […]
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