“I previously thought that science was just me, my lab and my work…My dream is to make an impact on science in Africa by encouraging other women and girls to do the same.”
Virginia Gathoni Gichuru, PHD candidate, Makerere University, Uganda
Research shows that an increasing number of African women are choosing careers in agricultural science, yet due to cultural pressures and family demands many step off the career ladder. The programme, funded mainly by the Rockefeller Foundation and run by the Gender and Diversity programme of CGIAR, aims to retain and increase the number of women scientists working in leadership positions in agricultural research.
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2007 review-Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA)
Tags: Access to technology, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, SFSA, African women, agricultural science, science in Africa, women scientists
