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Agnes Atim Apea
Born
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
Other names"Mama Rice"
Alma materUniversity of Reading
Uganda Martyrs University
OccupationSocial entrepreneur
Known forFounder of Hope Development Initiative
Political partyNational Resistance Movement

Agnes Atim Apea is a Ugandan social entrepreneur and politician. She founded the Hope Development Initiative, and was named to the BBC's 100 Women programme in 2017. In the 2021 general election, she was elected to the Parliament of Uganda as the women's representative in the Amolatar District for the National Resistance Movement.[1][2]

Education and career

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Apea has a Doctor of Philosophy in International Development from the University of Reading, and a Master's degree from Uganda Martyrs University in Developmental Studies.[3]

Apea is the chairperson of Local Government Finance Commission and also the founder and chief executive officer of Hope Development Initiative,[4][5] which promotes the rice growing industry for female farmers in several areas of Uganda. This has led to her nickname of "Mama Rice".[6] Her organization has arranged agricultural cooperatives in Uganda, and drive to achieve a significant portion of the market share. In addition to rice, the cooperatives also work with seeds used to make vegetable oil and cassava products.[3]

She is also the women's representative of Parliament for the Amolatar District in Northern Uganda.

In 2017, she was named to the BBC's 100 Women programme.[7][8] Apea found out while she was attending the 7th African Grain Trade Summit in Tanzania, saying that is it was because she promoted social justice and teaching to young women that she made the list.[6]

In the eleventh parliament of Uganda, she serves as the deputy chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industries & Fisheries.[9][10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "10 incumbents in Lango kicked out of Parliament". The Monitor. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  • ^ "Atim Agnes Apea - 2021 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  • ^ a b "Agnes Atim Apea, PhD". The Global Ambassadors Program. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  • ^ "Agnes Atim Apea". Institute for the Study of Human Rights. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  • ^ "Agnes Atim Apea | Institute for the Study of Human Rights". www.humanrightscolumbia.org. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  • ^ a b Emorut, Francis (10 October 2017). "Ugandan among most innovative women in the world". New Vision. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  • ^ "BBC 100 Women 2017: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  • ^ "Dr. Agnes Apea Atim". Vital Voices. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  • ^ "Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industries & Fisheries – Parliament Watch". Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  • ^ "MPs Demand Allocation of Funds for Food Security". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

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