Dr. Mariama Ngom, a Researcher at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Senegal, is a 2019 African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Fellow and a mentor under the One Planet Fellowship. She works on valorizing neglected crops with nutritional…...

2018 AWARD Fellow Dr. Matilda Bissah is researching how to address the high levels of sub-soil salinity found particularly in rice farming. She is breeding superior rice varieties that are tolerant to abiotic stresses such as salt, heat, and cold,…...

As we mark this year's International Women's Day themed 'Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World', we celebrate some of the AWARD Fellows leading agricultural research across Africa and beyond. They share their views on achieving…...

Dr Mariam Soma and AWARD Mentor Professor Kingsley Etchu at the 2019 Cohort 2 Pan-African AWARD Fellowship Mentoring Orientation Workshop (MOW ) held in Nairobi. Dr Mariam Soma, a 2019 AWARD Fellow, from Burkina Faso and Dr Austin Phiri, a…...

The Coronavirus pandemic is expected to intensify an already alarming food crisis globally. While it is not yet known what or how the long-term effects will be, the short-term effects are already being witnessed, with some already posing harsh realities…...