Английская Википедия:Gérardine Mukeshimana
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Gérardine Mukeshimana is a Rwandan scientist and politician who served as Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources from July 2014[1] until March 2, 2023.[2] She was appointed Vice-President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development in August 2023.[3]
Early life and education
Mukeshimana was born on 10 December 1970 in present-day Huye District.[1] She has an agricultural engineering degree from the National University of Rwanda and a master's degree (2001) and a PhD (2013) in biotechnology from Michigan State University.[4][5] Her doctoral thesis was entitled "Dissecting the Genetic Complexity of Drought Tolerance Mechanisms in Common Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.)"[6] In 2012, she was awarded the 2012 Board for International Food and Agriculture Development (BIFAD) Student Award for Scientific Excellence for her contributions to Rwanda's bean breeding program.[6]
Career
Mukeshimana was a lecturer in the Faculty of Agriculture at the National University of Rwanda and coordinator for the World Bank's Rural Sector Support Project.[6]
In 2013, Mukeshimana was part of the research team at BecA Hub, a biosciences facility at the International Livestock Research Institute in Nairobi.[6]
Mukeshimana was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources in the cabinet of Prime Minister Anastase Murekezi in July 2014.[7][8] She retained her position in a May 2016 cabinet reshuffle by President Paul Kagame.[9]
In June 2016, Mukeshimana hosted the 7th African Agriculture Science Week and General Assembly of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) in Kigali, which produced a six-point call to action to achieve the "Africa Feed Africa" initiative.[10] In the cabinet reshuffle of 31 August 2017, Mukeshimana retained her cabinet post and her portfolio.[11]
Mukeshimana was appointed Vice-President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development in August 2023.[12]
Publications
References
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