10 years of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD)

29 November 2018. The African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is marking a decade since its founding. This event brings together actors in agricultural research and development to discuss gains made in advancing inclusive agricultural research and how to accelerate these.


There are a couple of newly published videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il2IkcocCXA and a special ten year report

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