Cape Town – Africa’s top female agriculturalists are to be recognised for their contribution to the industry at the 2024 VALUE4HER Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA).
According to Africa Business Communities, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) announced the top 15 finalists, who were drawn from 1 535 applicants across 44 African nations.
“Women represent 50% of the agricultural labour force in Africa where they are responsible for 70% of production, yet they are still underrepresented as agribusiness leaders in the continent. WAYA aims to be one if the initiatives bridging this gap by incentivising and recognising these women as the drivers of inclusive agricultural transformation in Africa,” said Nana Yaa Boakyewaa Amoah, AGRA’s director for gender, youth and inclusiveness.
This year’s category winners will each receive a cash prize of $25 000 and the grand prize winner will walk away with $40 000.
AGRA reports the winners will be announced at the Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali Rwanda from 2–6 September 2024.
AGRA further reports that this year’s WAYA features five categories: the Young Female Agripreneur (Rising Star); Women Empowerment Champion; Resilient and Inspirational Leader; Outstanding Value-Adding Enterprise; and Female AgTech Innovator.
This year’s finalists in each category are:
Outstanding value-adding enterprises
- Affiong Williams – Nigeria
- Bassono Kabore Windlasida Florence – Burkina Faso
- Caroline Wanjiru Mambo – Kenya
Female agtech innovators
- Anaporka Adazabra – Ghana
- Aisha Raheem – Nigeria
- Boitumelo Bethesda Frazie – South Africa
Young female agripreneurs (Rising Stars)
- Jovia Kisakye – Uganda
- Ogbon Eyitayo Azaratou – Benin
- Tonthoza Uganja – Malawi
Women empowerment champion
- Christine Ager – Kenya
- Fannie Gondwe – Malawi
- Judith Endelesi Karia – Tanzania
Resilient and inspirational leader
- Daniella Ushindi Virivuswagha – DRC
- Konlan Lydia Madintin – Ghana
- Sandra Letio – Uganda
AGRA has announced the Top 15 finalists for the 2024 VALUE4HER Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA).
This year’s ultimate category winners will each receive a cash prize of $25,000, with the grand prize winner walking away with $40,000. pic.twitter.com/Admpe9tfbx
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