Gender
Training science leaders for Africa – Featuring Msekiwa Matsimbe
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Malawi
The video features a RUFORUM grantee called Msekiwa Matsimbe, a researcher with the Nepad Regional Fish Node at LUANAR in Malawi. Msekiwa worked closely with rural communities to develop fish farming groups and to enhance farm aquaculture.
Farm attachments: Students and farmers learning together
Proactive and closely mentored farm attachment programmes have the potential to help farmers innovate and at the same time develop student skills and social commitment. This example particularly focuses on assisting women farmers with innovations.