Meet four female scientists leading in revolutionizing Francophone Africa’s agriculture
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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 years, AWARD has been investing in plugging the pipeline of women in agricultural research and leadership by equipping Africa’s leading women agricultural scientists with the skills and confidence to lead.
Although women comprise 40 percent of the agricultural workforce in Africa, the share of professional women agricultural researchers is considerably lower in francophone countries. To increase agricultural output and ensure smallholders are adequately prepared to withstand the shocks of the current climate, there is an urgent need for greater representation of women in agriculture.
Through the One Planet Fellowship, together with their partners, AWARD is bolstering their interventions in francophone Africa, enhancing the capacity of scientists in this region, and fostering intracontinental collaborations.
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