Agriculture and food security (AFS) : building a new generation of female PhD fellows in gender, agriculture and food security in East Africa
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2023-03-31
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The overarching goal of this project was to build a pipeline of experts who would l contribute to finding homegrown solutions to the pressing development challenges at the nexus of agriculture, food security and gender. Further, we sought to remedy the under-representation of women by investing in young female fellows in East Africa, who face unique barriers to their participation and advancement in knowledge sectors, and who are poised to contribute innovative ideas and unique perspectives. We also aimed to develop highly trained and policy-oriented female African thought leaders, who could add to timely and credible discussions relevant to this topic in the public and decision-making spheres. More specifically, we aimed to equip young African women to conduct high quality research in this critical nexus area, and position them to be future leaders in their fields.
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AGRICULTURE, FOOD SECURITY, GENDER, WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION, THOUGHT LEADERS, SOUTH OF SAHARA