Florence Chenoweth
Florence Chenoweth | |
|---|---|
| Born | Florence Alletta Chenoweth 02 Eprelụ 1945 Robertsport, Liberia |
| Died | 26 Juunu 2023 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | Liberian |
| Occupation | Agriculturalist |
| Years active | 50 |
| Known for | First female minister of agriculture in Africa; role in promoting food security |
Florence Alletta Chenoweth (2 Eprel 1945 - 26 June 2023) bụ onye ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị na ọrụ ugbo na ọkachamara nchekwa nri Liberia. Dị ka onye minista na-ahụ maka ọrụ ugbo na Liberia, ọ bụ nwanyị mbụ nwere ọkwa dị otú ahụ na Africa. Ọ rụkwara ọtụtụ ọkwa dị elu na Òtù Na-ahụ Maka nri na Ọrụ Ugbo nke United Nations (FAO).
”.[1]A mụrụ Chenoweth na Robertsport, Liberia. Ọ nwetara BSc. Site na Mahadum Liberia na 1967 wee nweta nzere Masters na akụnụba ugbo na Mahadum Wisconsin–Madison dị na United States na 1970. Ọ laghachiri Liberia ọ nwere ọrụ dị iche iche na Ministry of Agriculture ruo 1977, mgbe a họpụtara ya ka ọ bụrụ minista Liberia. nke ugbo.[1] Ọ bụ nwanyị mbụ jere ozi dị ka onye ozi ọrụ ugbo n'Africa ma n'oge ahụ bụ naanị nwanyị minista ọrụ ugbo n'ebe ọ bụla.[2] Mgbe ọ gara ogbako FAO maka ndị minista na-ahụ maka ọrụ ugbo n'isi ụlọ ọrụ FAO dị na Rome kwa afọ, ọ zutere ihe isi ike n'oge ndị ozi gara leta Vatican. Ajụrụ ya obere oge ịbanye, ndị nche gwara ya na "ọ bụghị maka ndị nwunye".[3]
After arriving in the United States she worked for the World Bank, first in Zambia and then in Washington, D.C. In 1986 she obtained a PhD in land resources, again from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with a dissertation on “Small Farmers’ Response to Economic Incentives: A Case Study of Small Farmers in Liberia”.[2] In 1995 she joined FAO as its representative in The Gambia. Subsequently she opened FAO's first office in South Africa following the end of apartheid.[1] In 2001, she was put in charge of FAO liaison with the United Nations in New York, a post she filled until 2007.[3]
- Florence Chenoweth was awarded an Honorary Degree by her alma mater, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, following a semester-long appointment in 2007 as a distinguished international visitor. The university noted her “inspiring activist work to alleviate world hunger”.[4] She was given a Distinguished Alumni Award by the university in 2005. [5]
- The Hunger Project named her as its Africa Prize laureate in 2011 for improving the livelihoods of women farmers. She promoted domestic food production in Liberia, where many people are undernourished.[6]
- She was a Vital Voices and Bank of America Global Ambassador.[7]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 FAO opens first office in South Africa. FAO. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved on 30 May 2020.
- ↑ Dunn (2001). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press Inc. ISBN 9780810838765. Retrieved on 30 May 2020.
- ↑ 2015 Borlaug Dialogue Speakers. World Food Prize. Retrieved on 30 May 2020.
- ↑ Florence Chenoweth: Champion of Food Security. University of Wisconsin. Retrieved on 30 May 2020.
- ↑ Florence Chenoweth MS'70, PhD'86. University of Wisconsin. Retrieved on 30 May 2020.
- ↑ Dr. Florence Chenoweth, Liberia's Agricultural Minister, Recipient of the prestigious 2011 Africa's Leadership Prize Award. Liberian Trendsetters (26 May 2012). Retrieved on 30 May 2020.
- ↑ Florence Chenoweth. Global Ambassadors Org. Retrieved on 30 May 2020.