Africa: Award Launches Gender Policy Program to Tackle Inequities in Africa’s Agrifood Systems

Nairobi — The African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) has launched a new initiative aimed at strengthening gender-responsive policymaking across the continent’s agrifood systems.

Dubbed the Gender in Agrifood Systems Policies (GASP) Program, the initiative seeks to build the capacity of 50 mid-career women policy professionals from eight African countries–Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Nigeria, Togo, and Zambia–to design and implement more inclusive…