Agnes Atim Apea
{{short description|Ugandan politician}}
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| name = Agnes Atim Apea
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| birth_place = Uganda
| nationality = Ugandan
| other_names = "Mama Rice"
| occupation = Social entrepreneur
| alma_mater = University of Reading
Uganda Martyrs University
| years_active =
| known_for = Founder of Hope Development Initiative
| party = National Resistance Movement
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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.{{cite web | title=10 incumbents in Lango kicked out of Parliament | website=The Monitor | date=19 January 2021 | url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/10-incumbents-in-lango-kicked-out-of-parliament-3260664 | access-date=21 February 2021 }}{{Cite web |title=Atim Agnes Apea - 2021 General Election - Visible Polls |url=https://visiblepolls.org/ug/2021-general-election/candidates/atim-agnes-apea-10116/ |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=visiblepolls.org |language=en}}
Education and career
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.
Apea is the chairperson of Local Government Finance Commission and also the founder and chief executive officer of Hope Development Initiative,{{cite web|title=Agnes Atim Apea|url=http://www.humanrightscolumbia.org/node/8683|publisher=Institute for the Study of Human Rights|accessdate=6 November 2017}}{{Cite web |title=Agnes Atim Apea {{!}} Institute for the Study of Human Rights |url=https://www.humanrightscolumbia.org/node/8683 |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=www.humanrightscolumbia.org}} which promotes the rice growing industry for female farmers in several areas of Uganda. This has led to her nickname of "Mama Rice".{{cite news|last1=Emorut|first1=Francis|title=Ugandan among most innovative women in the world|url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1463285/ugandan-named-innovative-women-world|accessdate=6 November 2017|work=New Vision|date=10 October 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107023410/https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1463285/ugandan-named-innovative-women-world|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|title=Agnes Atim Apea, PhD|url=http://www.global-ambassadors.org/people/agnes-atim-apea-phd|publisher=The Global Ambassadors Program|accessdate=6 November 2017}}
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.{{cite news|title=BBC 100 Women 2017: Who is on the list?|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-41380265|accessdate=6 November 2017|work=BBC News|date=1 November 2017}}{{Cite web |title=Dr. Agnes Apea Atim |url=https://www.vitalvoices.org/fellow/dr-agnes-apea-atim/ |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=Vital Voices |language=en-US}} 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.
In the eleventh parliament of Uganda, she serves as the deputy chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industries & Fisheries.{{Cite web |title=Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industries & Fisheries – Parliament Watch |url=https://parliamentwatch.ug/committees/committee-on-agriculture-animal-industries-fisheries/ |access-date=2023-02-02 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=MPs Demand Allocation of Funds for Food Security |url=http://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/mps-demand-allocation-of-funds-for-food-security |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=Uganda Radio Network |language=en}}
See also
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Category:21st-century Ugandan businesswomen
Category:21st-century Ugandan businesspeople
Category:Alumni of the University of Reading
Category:Uganda Martyrs University alumni
Category:Ugandan women chief executives
Category:Ugandan chief executives
Category:National Resistance Movement politicians
Category:Members of the 11th Parliament of Uganda