Thanks to innovation, scientific research, and concerted action, the vision for healthier and more productive soils is now more precise. Angela Bwalya, a Senior Agricultural Researcher and a 2019 One Planet Laureate Candidate, works with Zambian farmers to improve soil…...

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…...

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 —African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is excited to release a new publication featuring a collection of inspiring stories from select One Planet Laureate Candidates working to develop solutions to help African smallholders cope with…...

African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), through its Fellowship initiatives, is building a pool of African women to be effective and influential agricultural research leaders capable of generating innovations that respond to smallholders' needs. For the past 14…...

One Planet Laureate Candidates, their Mentors, Research Supervisors, and European Learning Partners at the Montpellier Science Forum, France #Repost: First published on Farming First Dorine Odongo, Communications Manager, African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), explores how collaboration can…...

African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) has partnered with The Conversation Africa (TC-Africa) to offer immersive Science Communication training that will equip participants with the skills to write for popular media. The training, targeting AWARD Fellows, Fellows' Mentees,…...

Ms.  Deffa Wane explains the significance of hybrid seeds to rural farmers for trials during a farm visit to St. Louis, Senegal. Onions are a prominent part of Senegalese food consumption and a significant contributor to the country's economy, recorded…...

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…...