Ibadan: The Centre for Gender Economics in Africa (CGE Africa) has elevated the academic research and publication skills of female postgraduate students specializing in fisheries and aquaculture. Regina Solomon, Programme Manager of CGE Africa, shared these developments with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) following a two-day training session held in Ibadan.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, the training was conducted under CGE Africa’s Future Women Leaders in Fisheries Fellowship (FUWOLIFF) initiative. This initiative aims to promote gender-responsive research within Nigeria’s blue economy. Solomon highlighted that FUWOLIFF is a flagship programme of CGE Africa and is funded by the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP). It is specifically designed to mentor and equip female students in the fields of fisheries and aquaculture with essential leadership, innovation, and advocacy skills.
Solomon detailed that the two-day training in Ibadan gathered fellows from partner universities across Southwest Nigeria. The focus was on building their capacity to design impactful research, write for academic publications, and contribute to knowledge generation in the fisheries sector. This aligns with CGE Africa’s commitment to nurturing a new generation of female leaders in research and policy. Solomon emphasized the importance of mastering academic writing to produce research that informs inclusive and sustainable policies in the fisheries sector.
The workshop featured hands-on sessions, including developing research abstracts and titles, managing references using tools like Zotero and Mendeley, and responding to reviewer comments in peer-reviewed journals. Participants were also instructed in ethical research practices, data visualization, and publication strategies for early-career researchers. Additional areas covered during the training included research design, literature review, citation tools, methodology writing, data presentation, and navigating the peer-review process.
