Nairobi, Kenya
September 8, 2014
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), a leading African agricultural development organization, driving small-holder led agricultural transformation in Africa, has announced a major leadership change.
AGRA’s current President, Jane Karuku, has stepped down from her position, after serving as the second president of the organization since its founding in 2007.
Announcing the change, the Chairman of AGRA’s Board of Directors, Mr. Strive Masiyiwa said, “Under Jane Karuku’s leadership, AGRA has taken considerable strides and the Board would like to thank her for her leadership and contributions during her tenure. We are sad to see her leave.”
Meanwhile, the AGRA Board of Directors named Dr. Agnes Kalibata (pictured), a fellow Board member, as interim President.
Dr. Kalibata was until recently the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources for Rwanda, where she led an agricultural transformation agenda focused on increasing small-holder productivity. This approach yielded impressive results including one of Rwanda becoming food secure and reducing poverty by near record levels.
“Agnes Kalibata has a distinguished track record as an agricultural scientist, policy maker and thought leader, which makes her uniquely qualified to take on the interim President role at AGRA. The AGRA Board thanks her for taking up this role,” Mr. Masiyiwa added.
AGRA partners remain committed to scaling the agricultural transformation agenda, and re-affirmed this during the AGRA Green Revolution Forum in Addis Ababa last week.
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