Women in Agriculture Leadership Program Fellowship for the Africa-Australia Partnership for Climate Responsive Agriculture
The Women in Agriculture Leadership Program is an initiative under the Africa-Australia Partnership for Climate Responsive Agriculture that seeks to strengthen the capability, confidence and influence of African women scientists to lead and participate in climate- resilient agricultural research.
Aligned with this overall goal are two specific objectives of improving the numbers and experiences of women scientists leading agriculture research and enhancing capabilities of African researchers and institutions to foster gender-responsive climate resilient agricultural innovations that addresses the diverse needs of women and men smallholders.
The program will be implemented in six African countries: Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone.
Participants will include agricultural and climate researchers drawn from national agricultural research systems (NARS), ministries of agriculture (MoA), and academic institutions, ensuring strong institutional representation across the agrifood and climate research landscape.
The Women in Agriculture Leadership Program Fellowship is an initiative of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) funded under the Africa—Australia Partnership for Climate Responsive Agriculture. It seeks to contribute to the Partnership’s end-of-program outcome two (EOPO2): “Australia leverages its funding to national and multilateral agricultural research institutes to increase the number of women leading and participating in climate resilient agriculture”. The Africa—Australia Partnership is delivered by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.