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Africa: How These Women Scientists Will Help Africa Adapt to Changing Climate
allAfrica, 15 October 2019
A group of 25 women from eastern and western Africa have joined the list of young researchers racing to bridge the shortage of women agriculture scientists in Africa. Read more »
How These Scientists Will Help Africa Adapt to Climate Change
Jambawe Mary Charles, a scientist from Malawi, said she researches solutions that can help store more soil carbon in farms, an ingredient that releases nutrients useful for plant growth. Charles is part of the One Planet Fellowship - the first of its kind in Africa - that works with 45 researchers from Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo and Zambia.
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Uganda: Crop Leftovers Can Store Huge Amounts of Carbon
The Conversation Africa, 13 October 2019
Farmers in countries like Uganda could help fight climate change - and improve their crop yields - by adding agricultural waste to their fields. The process removes carbon from the… Read more »
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Malawi: Govt Grooms Future Female Scientists Through Science Camp
VOA, 27 August 2019
One hundred teenage girls from high schools in Malawi recently attended a "Girls in Science" camp at the Malawi University of Science and Technology, known as MUST. The yearly… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Challenges African Women in Science Face
The Herald, 2 August 2019
Female scientists on the African continent face many hurdles which stall their progress in areas of research and development (R&D). Read more »
InFocus
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According to Millicent Liani, a Kenyan-born PhD fellow at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, women scientists face several complex intersecting issues that include ... Read more »
