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A dataset was created from responses to a survey conducted to evaluate whether mentors in an early career researcher development programme enhanced their capabilities by participating in a two-year programme as mentors. The survey specifically targeted mentors of early career researchers from higher education institutions in the United Kingdom and Africa. The objective was to assess the impact of the FSNet-Africa early career researcher development programme on mentors' professional development by determining the effects of being a mentor in the FSNet-Africa early career researcher development programme on mentors' networks and visibility, potential skills development, performance improvement, and personal growth in eight areas of professional development. These areas include conducting integrated research, research data management, integrating gender in research, research ethics, monitoring and evaluation, disseminating research findings, and stakeholder engagement.The Food Systems Research Network for Africa (FSNet-Africa) will strengthen food systems research and its translation into implementable interventions in support of interrelated Sustainable Development Goals related to food systems in Africa (focusing on SDG2 - Zero Hunger). The network partners - University of Pretoria (UP) (ARUA-CoE in Food Security host), University of Leeds (UoL) (GCRF-AFRICAP host) and the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) (GCRF-AFRICAP partner) have been selected based on their track record of working together, strengths in food systems research and existing partnerships with food systems stakeholders. The major contribution of FSNet-Africa to addressing the challenge of SDG2 will be its focus on developing a new understanding of the African food systems through developing the FSNet-Africa Food Systems Framework and utilising systems-based methodologies to conduct research that enhances understanding of the components of the framework,...