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09/02/2012 16:02:57
Kenyan scientists to discuss women’s role in African agriculture
In the lead up to International Women’s Day and a Parliamentary briefing on "Effective Solutions for Agricultural Development through Empowered African Women Scientists", leading African scientists from the AWARD Fellowship programme will be available for 1-on-1 media interviews in London on Tuesday 6th March 2012.
The urgency to boost food production in Africa is clear. However, although the majority of those who produce, process, and market Africa’s food are women, only one in four (25%) agricultural researchers is female. Even fewer, one in seven (14%), hold leadership positions in African agricultural research institutions.
African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is addressing that gap by building the capacity of African women scientists conducting pro‐poor agricultural research.
The urgency to boost food production in Africa is clear. However, although the majority of those who produce, process, and market Africa’s food are women, only one in four (25%) agricultural researchers is female. Even fewer, one in seven (14%), hold leadership positions in African agricultural research institutions.
African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is addressing that gap by building the capacity of African women scientists conducting pro‐poor agricultural research.
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