Rhoda Tumusiime is the Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture at the African Union Commission (2008-2016). Since joining the African Union Commission, she has effectively steered the Agricu...ver maisRhoda Tumusiime is the Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture at the African Union Commission (2008-2016). Since joining the African Union Commission, she has effectively steered the Agriculture and Rural Development portfolio and effectively elevated the prioritisation of Agriculture in Africa. She has also received international recognition and been nominated to sit on high-level advisory committees and boards of several regional and international research and development institutions.
She holds a Master’s Degree in Economics majoring in Planning and Managing Rural Development at University of Manchester, UK, a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics with Rural Economy at Makerere University. She and her late husband Mr. Edward Tumusiime have six adult children with over nine grandchildren.ver menos