African Women in

Science and Innovation

and Agenda 2063: The

Africa we Want

Judith Francis, CTA,

The Netherlands

WHAT IS CTA?• Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

• Joint institution of the European Union and African,Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States

• Founded in 1984

• Funded by EU under the European Development Fund

• Focus is on agricultural and rural development

• Over 35 years experience in

• serving the ACP community: Working withpolicymakers e.g. AUC and NEPAD as well asnational governments, universities and relatednetworks e.g. Mekelle & RUFORUM, researchorganizations and platforms e.g. FARA &ASARECA, farmers’ organizations, extensionagencies

• strengthening EU-ACP partnerships e.g. with theEC and European universities and otherorganizations e.g. Wageningen University andResearch and CIRAD.

CTA’S VISION OF AGRICULTURE

Vibrant Modern Sustainable

Inclusive Creating value

and jobs

Producing

nutritious,

healthy food

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By 2020

DELIVERING IMPACT: CTA TARGETS

• 1 million small-scale producers with increased production and

income

• 5,000 new jobs

• 30 new agribusinesses

• 200,000 small-scale producers with increased adaptive capacity to

climate change

• 200,000 people with more nutritious and diverse diets

The Global

and African

context

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THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

AUC Agenda 2063 – The Africa we want: Seven Aspirations

Photo credit: CIFOR

Prosperity (inclusive growth and sustainable

Integrated

continent

Good

governance

Peaceful and

secure

Strong cultural

Identity

People driven -

African potential

especially

women & youth

Africa as strong, united, resilient and influential

12 Priority

Areas

Agriculture

value addition

& agro

business

development

Gender /

women

development &

youth

empowerment

Employment

generation

(youth and

women)

Science,

technology and

innovation

Agenda 2063:

The Goals

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“My aim is to produce

what everyone else

isn’t producing”

JOANNA WATERMAN,

BARBADOS

Well educated citizens

“local food …

makes business

sense and it’s a

way to help your

community”DORA ROSSI

Healthy and well nourished people

“… we now have a

much better quality

of life.”WINFRED KAREITHI,

KENYA

Transformed economies

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“Seeing is

believing”

AGRIBUSINESS TV

Modern agriculture

Science & innovation: Can women make a difference?

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“Winning Pitch

Agrihack will help me

grow my business

and better serve rural

women cooperatives”

AWA CABA, founder of

Sooretul

Make the science relevant

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“Women farmers

are more receptive

of the MUIIS

package than are

male farmers”

Carol Kakooza, project

coordinator

Empower other

women

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“The book

changed the way I

rear my chickens

and improved my

production.”

Nigerian poultry farmer

MAKE KNOWLEDGE

ACTIONABLE – PLAN TO

CHANGE PEOPLES LIVES

“I created a mobile

wallet for

smallholder farmers

– I would have

enjoyed using that

as a young boy!”GERALD OTIM,

ENSIBUUKO

GO BEYOND THE LAB: SCALE UP

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African Women Scientists: Agents of Change

H.E. Graça

Machel:

Be accountable

H.E. Ameenah

Gurib Fakim:

Empower

others

Dr Jemanesh

Kifetew Haile –

Change lives

Professor

Fetien Abey –

Be a role model

We need to focus on the goal(s), support each other, work and grow together, mentor the youth and partner with key stakeholders including our male colleagues

We need to make a difference in

peoples lives. Unleash the power

of science & innovation

This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The

contents of this document are the sole responsibility of CTA and can under no circumstances

be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.

Images and rights have been purchased from the stock library Alamy.

Thank you

CTA operates under the

framework of the Cotonou

Agreement and is funded

by the EU.

This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The

contents of this document are the sole responsibility of CTA and can under no circumstances

be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.

Images and rights have been purchased from the stock library Alamy.