About Gérardine Mukeshimana
Born 1970. Gérardine Mukeshimana is a Rwandan agricultural scientist, politician, minister, agriculturist and plant geneticist.
Early life and education Mukeshimana was born on 10 December 1970 in present-day Huye District. Her doctoral thesis was entitled "Dissecting the Genetic Complexity of Drought Tolerance Mechanisms in Common Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.)"
Mukeshimana was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources in the cabinet of Prime Minister Anastase Murekezi in July 2014. She retained her position in a May 2016 cabinet reshuffle by President Paul Kagame.
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. In the cabinet reshuffle of 31 August 2017, Mukeshimana retained her cabinet post and her portfolio.
Mukeshimana was appointed Vice-President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development in August 2023.
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Rwandan politician
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Gérardine Mukeshimana was born on 10 December 1970 in Rwanda.
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Gérardine Mukeshimana is an agricultural scientist, politician, minister, agriculturist and plant geneticist.
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