Event Calls for Urgent Action to Advance Rights and Justice for Women Smallholders

Nairobi, Kenya | March 2, 2026 — In the buildup to the 2026 International Women’s Day under the UN theme “Rights. Justice. Action for All Women and Girls,” African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), the CGIAR GENDER Equality and inclusion Accelerator, the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), and CIFOR-ICRAF convened […]

Policy in Action Series

Fostering Equitable Agrifood Systems Driven by Gender-Responsive Policies Featuring expert voices driving equitable policy reforms across Kenya AWARD, through its Gender in Agrifood Systems Policies (GASP) Program, is intensifying its efforts to promote gender integration in agriculture policies. The GASP program offers tailored interventions for individuals and institutions to enhance their capability to interrogate agricultural […]

She Leads African Food Futures (SHEAF) Fellowship Call for Applications is Now Closed

December 16, 2025 – The call to apply for the She Leads African Food Futures (SHEAF) Fellowship is now closed. The Fellowship targets applicants from Kenya, Malawi, and Senegal for an immersive career development program that will integrate leadership development, mentoring, network development, and technical excellence. Fellows will be drawn from diverse organizations, including government […]

Advancing Women’s Leadership in Data-driven Agricultural Innovation to Improve Agrifood Systems and Climate Resilience

AWARD has onboarded 30 African women scientists into the inaugural cohort of the Women in Data Science Fellowship, a pilot initiative designed to cultivate and empower a growing pipeline of African women who are addressing challenges in agrifood systems and climate resilience by working at the intersection of data science, agrifood systems, and climate adaptation. […]

Dr. Alice Murgage, KALRO’s New Deputy Director for Crops, Shares Her Tri-fold Agenda

Dr. Alice, Murage, an AWARD Mentor, was recently appointed as the new Deputy Director for Crops for the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO). She describes the appointment as a pivotal moment both personally and professionally. In this conversation, Dr. Murage reflects on her professional journey, her roadmap for Kenya’s crop research landscape, and […]

From Numbers to Narrative: In Pursuit of Gendered Data to Transform Nigeria’s Aquaculture

Aquaculture is vital to food and nutrition security, economic empowerment, and employment for millions globally. However, its benefits are not evenly distributed in households between men and women due to gender-based constraints that limit maximum returns. “For decades now, Nigerian value chain analyses have connoted ‘household head’ as a single unit”, a challenge that glosses over […]

53 Women Advancing Climate Solutions Join a Fellowship to Accelerate Their Impact

After a rigorous selection and review process, AWARD is pleased to announce the onboarding of 53 outstanding Climate Fellows into the second cohort of the Accelerating African Women’s Leadership in Climate Action Fellowship. Drawn from 48 institutions across Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Senegal, the new Climate Fellows will undertake a two-year Fellowship tailored […]

Assessing gender and gender-based violence responsiveness in Nigeria’s agrifood policies: progress and blind spots

Transforming Nigeria’s cassava seed entrepreneur policy guidelines for inclusivity and gender responsiveness

Fostering gender responsiveness and inclusivity in Nigeria’s agricultural seed policies: proposed reforms