Nominations open for 2024 African Women in Agribusiness Awards

The African Women in Agribusiness Awards has officially opened nominations for its 2024 edition.

Following the success of the 2023 awards, where Ms. Edith Wheatland Akorsah of Rockland Farms was honoured as the African Agribusiness Woman of the Year, the 2024 event promises to celebrate and elevate the remarkable contributions of women across the continent’s agribusiness sector.

The 2024 African Women in Agribusiness Awards is scheduled for November.

The third edition of the awards will also mark Women in Agribusiness Week (WAW).

Organizers of the event will use the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of outstanding women in agribusiness.

This year’s categories include the following:

1. SHE - Innovate Award

2. Perseverance Award

3. Emerging Star in Agribusiness Award

4. Role Model Excellence Award

5. Green Business of the Year

6. Business Diversification Award

7. Export Business of the Year

8. Rising Agribusiness Award

9. Inclusivity Champion Award

10. Young Agripreneur of the Year

11. Agri-Marketplace of the Year

12. Agri-Finance of the Year

13. Agritech of the Year

14. Agri-Media of the Year

15. Agri-Journalist of the Year

16. Best Agriculture/Agribusiness Student Award

17. Best Advocacy Award

18. Best Farmer Award

19. Best Packaging Company of the Year

20. Environmental Champion of the Year

21. Agroecological Excellence Award

22. Best Agroecologist of the Year

23. African Agribusiness Woman of the Year

Individuals and organizations are encouraged to submit nominations to recognize the outstanding women in the agribusiness industry.