Overwhelming evidence has shown that women provide 60-80% of Africa’s agricultural labor. Yet women farmers in sub-Saharan Africa manage 20-30% less productive plots of land than men, not because of a skill or effort issue but because of unequal access…...

Rwanda launched the Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 with a Call for Radical Transformation of African Food Systems. The event, which was spearheaded by Rt. Hon Dr. Èdouard Ngirente, Prime Minister of Rwanda, took place in Kigali on March 26,…...

World leaders, innovators, academia, development agencies,  farmers organizations, and the private sector from across Africa and beyond will convene in Rwanda to participate in the annual Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) from September 2 to 6, 2024. This year’s summit…...

African Women in Agricultural Research for Development (AWARD) partnered with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) to deliver a virtual workshop on IFPRI’s new Women’s Empowerment in Agrifood Governance (WEAGov) assessment tool. WEAGov aims to plug existing gaps in…...

African Women in Agricultural Research for Development (AWARD) hosted the launch of the Virtual Mentoring Orientation Workshop (MOW) that welcomed 42 Emerging Policy Practitioners (EPPs) to the Gender Responsive Agricultural Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellowship. The EPPs are nominated into the…...

Addressing gender equality and women’s empowerment means addressing the constraining social norms and rigid gender roles that affect women's participation in agrifood systems. As the world looks to recover and reimagine agrifood systems, increasing attention is being placed on addressing…...

Experts working across different sectors of agri-food systems have called for enhanced women's representation in the agricultural value chain, which would necessitate the design of gender-responsive policies in agrifood systems across the continent. The thought leaders convened at a side…...

For the first time, the global Global Food 50/50 Report 2023/2024 extended its scope to address workplace policies crucial for fostering equal opportunities. Highlighting the imperative for inclusive solutions, the report underscores the significance of family-friendly policies as workplace necessities and fundamental human…...

Science students from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology(JKUAT) during an ‘International Day for Women and Girls in Science’ event hosted by AWARD in 2023 Guided by its new strategy 2023-2027, African Women in Agricultural Research for Development…...

New Delhi, India— Experts and development leaders in agriculture have called for a shift in how research is implemented to achieve more resilient agri-food systems. While speaking at a plenary on "From Research to Impact: Towards agri-food systems transformation" at…...