agspirations by award by African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD)
AgSpirations by AWARD is a regular podcast series that features immersive conversations with leading global agricultural research and development experts on shaping and advancing inclusive, agricultural-driven development in Africa.
Can Africa guarantee its own inclusive agricultural research and development? What are the specifics of getting private sector to optimally contribute to this mission?
Today we are joined by Dr. Steven Were Omamo to discuss the agricultural development, inclusive development nexus, and the role of policies.
Today, Professor Bina Agarwal, a renowned, award-winning author and professor of Development Economics and Development, joins us to deconstruct the nexus of gender equality and inclusive agricultural systems. She will address these questions and more, as we illuminate the progress toward gender equality and development in the month of March.
This episode features a conversation with Dr Mandefro Nigussie to discuss how we can scale institutional policies to drive countrywide gender-responsive agriculture. Dr Mandefro Nigussie is an agricultural researcher and the State Minister for Agricultural Development at the Ministry of Agriculture in Ethiopia. Until 2020, he was the Director General at the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR). Dr Nigussie has a PhD in Genetics and Plant Breeding with over two decades of experience in policy, research, and development across Africa.
This episode features a conversation with her excellency professor Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, a distinguished, award-winning biodiversity scientist and the sixth president of the Republic of Mauritius.
In this episode we are talking to Judith Ann Francis, from Trinidad and Tobago, one of the leading global experts on agricultural innovation systems.
Welcome to AgSpirations by AWARD. A podcast that explores how we can accelerate inclusive, agricultural-driven development in Africa.
