{"id":16227,"date":"2014-09-09T00:57:41","date_gmt":"2014-09-09T00:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/dr-kalibata-appointed-interim-president-of-agra\/"},"modified":"2014-09-09T00:57:33","modified_gmt":"2014-09-09T00:57:33","slug":"dr-kalibata-appointed-interim-president-of-agra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/dr-kalibata-appointed-interim-president-of-agra\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Kalibata appointed Interim President of AGRA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{Rwanda\u2019s Former Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Agnes Kalibata, currentl Vice Rector of the University of Rwanda in charge of Development has been named an Interim President of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) on 8th Sept, 2014.}<\/p>\n<p>She takes over from the Kenyan Jane Karuku who has just resigned from the leadership of AGRA.<\/p>\n<p>AGRA expresses its appreciation to Kalilibata for the changes she brought among small agricultural farmers in his country Rwanda.<\/p>\n<p>AGRA has direct presence in 17 African countries.<\/p>\n<p>AGRA services range from expanding smallholder access to markets to increase incomes and food security, working with partners to advocate for smallholder-friendly agricultural policies and building the next generation of African agricultural scientists, among other services.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-6869 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/unnamed_5_-74-b2ea0.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Agnes Kalibata\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{Rwanda\u2019s Former Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Agnes Kalibata, currentl Vice Rector of the University of Rwanda in charge of Development has been named an Interim President of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) on 8th Sept, 2014.} She takes over from the Kenyan Jane Karuku who has just resigned from the leadership 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