“It is frustrating when I cannot get along with someone, especially in a team setting at my workplace, but so far this week, I have learned the importance of empathy and appreciating that not every colleague is similar.” ~ Victoria…...

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…...

Clara Chinwoke Ifeanyi-obi is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, in Nigeria. As a beneficiary of the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD’s) Gender Responsive Agriculture Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellowship, Clara is working…...

The 28th edition of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held from November 30, 2023, to December 12, 2023, in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Commonly known as…...

Dr. Bolarinwa Islamiyat Folashade, a 2020 One Planet Laureate Candidate and a food scientist at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Nigeria, has won two research grants from Innovative UK to support her research on developing solutions for post-harvest management.…...

Addressing the adoption of CSA in Africa, six One Planet Laureate Candidates recently published a peer-reviewed article on 'Climate-Smart Agriculture in African Countries: A Review of Strategies and Impacts on Smallholder Farmers.' The devastating effects of climate change on Africa's…...

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…...

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…...