The Norman E. Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program (Borlaug LEAP) awards fellowships to outstanding graduate students who show strong promise as leaders in the field of agriculture and related disciplines. The program honors Dr. Norman Borlaug whose distinguished career epitomized the qualities of leadership, scholarship, scientific achievement, international cooperation, mentoring, and passion.
2011 Borlaug LEAP Fellow Gerardine Mukeshimana has been named the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) in Rwanda. Dr. Mukeshimana was sworn in along with other members of the cabinet on July 24, 2014, a day after President Paul Kagame appointed Anastase Murekezi as the country’s new Prime Minister.
That’s the challenge that Georgetown University students are asking people to consider in their Briqs with Benefits campaign. The mission is to raise funds to produce safer, cheaper, and cleaner briquettes for use as cooking fuel in Kenya. At the center of the project is Dr. Mary Njenga, 2011 Borlaug LEAP Fellow.
We are pleased to announce a new addition to the Borlaug LEAP Team. Jennifer Larr attended UC Davis from 2004-2008, receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations and French. She served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Rwanda from 2009 – 2011 where she taught Mathematics and English to secondary school students, and worked with a team of people to create Rwanda’s first all-girls school for Science, Math, and Technology studies.
