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Despite glaring shortcomings in Africa's food security as illustrated by the drought and related famine engulfing the Horn of Africa, female researchers still make up less than 25 percent of Africa's agricultural scientists. African Women in Agricultural Research and Development or AWARD is addressing that gap by building the capacity of African women scientists conducting pro-poor agricultural research. Joining ABN is Dr. Lusike Wasilwa, Assistant Director for Horticulture & Industrial Crops Research at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute on the day of the AWARD Fellowship awards in Nairobi.
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