NIYITANGA Fidele,PhD

Academic rank: 
Senior Lecturer
Department: 
Rural Development and Agricultural Economics
School: 
School of Agriculture and Food Sciences
College: 
College of Agriculture ,Animal sciences and Veterinary Medicine (CAVM)
Phone: 
+250 788 624 094
E-mail: 
fniyitanga@yahoo.fr
lfniyitanga@gmail.com
Educational Background: 
Ph. D. in Political and Social Sciences (Development) with a specialization in agrarian economics, Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), 2013. “DES[1]” in “Economie rurale[2]” with distinction, UCL, 2006. Bachelor’s degree in Economics with distinction, National University of Rwanda (NUR), 2002. Course of Academic Practice, NUR, Rwanda, 2008. Course of Scientific Writing, Field research and Data analysis, NUR, Rwanda, 2008. Course of Analysis of Bankable investment projects and Elaboration of Business plan, CAPMER[3], Rwanda, 2004.
Publications: 

Dave D. Weatherspoon, Marie Steele-Adjognon, Fidèle Niyitanga, Jean Paul Dushimumuremyi, Anwar Naseem, James Oehmke, (2017) "Food expenditure patterns, preferences, policy, and access of Rwandan households", British Food Journal, Vol. 119 Issue : 6, pp.1202-1215.
Niyitanga Fidèle, (2016) « Intégration Spatiale des Marchés de la Banane à Cuire dans le Sud-Est de la Province du Sud du Rwanda », TROPICULTURA, Vol. 34 Issue 1, pp.80-86.
Antoine Karangwa, Fidèle Niyitanga, Charles Bucagu, Edouard Musabanganji and Sylvestre Habimana, (2015) “Effect of Earth Boost based fertilizer on the Physical Growth and Yield Performance of Bean in Bugesera District Environment”, East African Journal of Science and Technology, Vol.5 Issue 2, pp. 32-49.
Niyitanga Fidèle, Analysis of national and regional agricultural trade in maize, soybeans and wheat : A focus on Rwanda, TROCAIRE, Kigali, Rwanda (2014) 52 PP.
Ngabitsinze, J.C. ; Mukashema, A. ; Ikirezi, M. ; Niyitanga, F. Planning and costing adaptation of perennial crop systems to climate change : Coffee and banana in Rwanda. International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, UK (2011) 52 pp.
Niyitanga Fidèle, (2009) « Étude du lien entre prix agricole à la production et prix de consommation dans l’ex province de Butare/Rwanda », TROPICULTURA, Vol 27 Issue 2, pp. 110-114.

Professional Achievements: 
Since September 2017-Present : Senior Lecturer in Agricultural economics, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, College of Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (CAVM), University of Rwanda (UR). Since October 2016 - Present : Coordinator of Master of Agribusiness, UR-CAVM 2016-2017 : Senior Lecturer in Agricultural economics, Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Economics, SARDAE, CAVM, UR. September 2015-September 2017 : Principal Investigator of the Project aiming to understand the Impacts and Impacts Pathways of Agricultural and Nutrition Policies in Rwanda, Rutgers University and University of Rwanda October 2014- October 2017 : Ag. Deputy Dean, School of Agriculture, Rural development and Agricultural Economics (SARDAE), College of Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (CAVM), University of Rwanda (UR). 2010 - 2015 : Lecturer of Agricultural economics, Department of Agricultural economics and Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, National University of Rwanda (NUR). July 2007 – August 2009 : Assistant Lecturer, Department of Agricultural economics and Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, National University of Rwanda (NUR). July 2007 – August 2009 : Head of the Department of Agricultural economics and Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, NUR. 2003 - 2006 : Manager of CRISER[4] and Research Assistant in Socio-economics, CRISER[5], Faculty of Agriculture, NUR. October 2002 – June 2003 : Project officer, Presbyterian Church in Rwanda (EPR).