GCHERA proclaims Montagu and Mitiku Haile as laureate of 2021 World Agriculture Prize

11 June 2022. GCHERA (Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agricultural and Life Sciences) announce the Laureates of the 2021 World Agriculture Prize, Emeritus Professor Marc Van Montagu of Ghent University and Professor Mitiku Haile of Makelle University in recognition of their outstanding achievements in agriculture and life science education and scientific research.

The award ceremony will take place on 21 June 2022 and will be transmitted virtually from Nanjing Agricultural University, the People’s Republic of China.

The ceremony will be held at 1:00 p.m. in Nanjing, China, at 5:00 a.m. UCT. on June 21. The event will be streamed globally. Look out here for the streaming information.

Mitiku co-authored among others following articles on incorporating participatory approaches into agricultural education at Mekelle University:

• Learning for sustainability: incorporating participatory approaches into education for rural development in Ethiopia and Tanzania, Chapter 31 in Farmer Innovation in Africa: a source of inspiration for agricultural development, eds Reij C & Waters-Bayer A (London: Earthscan), pp 331-346 (2001)
• Clapping with two hands: bringing together local and outside knowledge for innovation in land husbandry in Tanzania and Ethiopia (2001), Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension 7 (3): 133-142 (pre-publication version)