| Afwa Thameur | |
| Citizenship: | Tunisia |
| Occupation: | Research scientist |
| Known For: | Research into drought tolerance in cereal crops in Tunisia |
| Workplaces: | Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries (Tunisia); University of Gabes |
| Education: | Tunis El Manar University; University of Szeged |
| Native Name: | عفوا ثامر |
Afwa Thameur (Arabic: عفوا ثامر; born) is a Tunisian plant biologist and agronomist who specialises in drought tolerance in cereal crops. She holds is a Fellow of the Arab Women Leaders in Agriculture initiative.
Thameur studied for a PhD in Biology at Tunis El Manar University, graduating in 2012, aged thirty.[1] Her post-doctoral research took place at Szeged University in Hungary. In 2015, Thameur was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study in the USA.[2] This scholarship enabled her to work at the US Department of Agriculture in Texas and Mississippi.[3] Her research project was entitled 'Enhancement of Bioactive Compound Production in Chinaberry, Melia azadirach, and Monk's Pepper, Vitex agnus castus'.[4] From 2016 to 2019, she worked with Walid Sadok of the University of Minnesota on a partnership programme funded by the International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) and CRDF Global to enhance and stabilise wheat production in Tunisia.[5] In 2019, she joined the first fellowship cohort of the Arab Women Leaders in Agriculture initiative.[6] As of 2020, she was a research scientist at the Ministry of Agriculture (IRESA) and Assistant Professor at the University of Gabes.