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she continues to drive the interests of COMESA in
the African sub-region.
Agnes Kalibata
Agnes Matilda Kalibata is a Rwandan agricultural
scientist and policymaker, and president of the
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).
She served as Rwanda’s minister of agriculture and
animal resources from 2008 to 2014 and began her
tenure as president of AGRA in 2014. Kalibata was
born in Rwanda and raised as a refugee in Uganda
to parents who were smallholders. She earned a
bachelor’s degree in entomology and biochemistry, Amina J Mohammed
followed by a master’s degree in agriculture, both
from Makerere University in Uganda. She then
earned a Ph.D. in entomology from the University of fifth Deputy Secretary-General of the United
Massachusetts Amherst.
In the six years she was minister, Rwanda’s poverty
level dropped more than 50 percent; its agricultural Mohammed was born in Liverpool, UK to a Nigerian
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sector’s annual budget grew from under US$10
million to over US$150 million; and Rwanda
became the first country to sign a compact under
the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development
Programme (an initiative of the African Union
Commission).
On 16th December, 2019, United Nations
Secretary-General António Guterres announced the
appointment of Agnes Kalibata as his Special Envoy
for the 2021 Food Systems Summit.
Born 27 June 1961, Amina is a Nigerian diplomat
and politician who is currently serving as the
Nations. Previously, she was Nigerian Minister
of Environment from 2015 to 2016. Amina
veterinarian-officer and a British nurse.
From 2012, Mohammed was a key player in the
Post-2015 Development Agenda process, serving
as the Special Adviser to UN Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon on Post-2015 development planning.
In this role, she acted as the link between the
Secretary-General, his High-Level Panel of Eminent
Persons (HLP), and the General Assembly’s Open
Working Group (OWG), among other stakeholders.
Notable amongst her numerous awards are:
Diplomat of the Year Awards (2017), BBC 100
Amina J Mohammed
Notable amongst her numerous awards are:
Diplomat of the Year Awards (2017), BBC
100 Women (2018) and Global Citizen Prize
World Leader Award, 2019.