Rwandan Minister of Agriculture Dr. Agnes Kalibata has been presented with a prize for promoting agriculture.
The prize was presented to her by African Green Revolution Forum.
Kalibata recieved the 2012 Yara Prize for her work to increase food security.
She shares the prize with Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin, the outgoing CEO of the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange.
Dr. Kalibata is a member of the IFDC board of directors.
Since Kalibata’s appointment in 2009, Rwanda has become food secure. The maize, rice and wheat commodity value chains have experienced tremendous progress.
Under Kalibata’s leadership, all 30 districts in Rwanda now produce enough food to meet their needs, and more than half produce enough surplus to generate income.
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