An Assessment of Food Systems Research Network for Africa Fellows’ Professional Experiences at Baseline, 2021

A dataset was created from responses to a baseline survey conducted to understand the professional experiences of FSNet-Africa fellows at the beginning of the FSNet-Africa Fellowship, which is part of an early career researcher development program. The survey specifically targeted 20 FSNet-Africa fellows from higher education institutions in Africa. Its objective was to understand the fellows' professional experiences in the following areas: networks and visibility, potential, skills development, performance improvement, and personal growth across eight dimensions of professional development. These dimensions include conducting integrated research, research data management, integrating gender in research, research ethics, monitoring and evaluation, disseminating research findings, and stakeholder engagement.