RTG 2654: Sustainable Food Systems

Name

Françoise Umarishavu

Current Position

Doctoral Researcher, University of Goettingen, RTG 2654 Sustainable Food Systems, Subproject A2 How sustainable are sustainability standards? (Prof. Wollni)

Research Interests

Food Security
Sustainable Food Systems
Gender and Rural development


Education


  • 11/2022 – Todate : Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, University of Göttingen, Germany
  • 09/2020 – 09/2021 : Graduate Fellow at African Food Fellowship by Wageningen University and Research in partnership with Wasafiri Consulting, and IKEA Foundation
  • 10/2017 – 10/2019: Master of Science in International Food Business & Consumer Studies University of Kassel (Organic Agricultural Sciences), Germany & University of Applied Sciences of Fulda, Germany
  • 01/2008 – 11/2011: Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness, National University of Rwanda



Professional Experience


  • 2021 – 2022: Senior Associate Certification Partnerships at Rainforest Alliance (Representation for Rwanda and Burundi)
  • 2019 – 2022: Consultant in Sustainable Agriculture and Certifications
  • 2020 – 2021: Lead Auditor (Organic-EOS& NOP at Ecocert Group)
  • 2020 – 2022: Assistant Lecturer at Protestant University of Rwanda
  • 04/2019 - 10/2019: Master Thesis Project in Mouans-Sartoux Municipality-Alpes Côte d'Azur,France and Germany
  • 07/2018 - 12/2018: Trainee for Governance Administration (Board of Directors) at Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), Franfurt-Germany
  • 2013 – 2017: Assistant to the Vice Chancellor at Protestant University of Rwanda
  • 2012 – 2013: Field Communications Officer at One Acre Fund (Rwanda & Burundi)



Publications


  • June 2021 - January 2022: Muhirwa F, Shen L, Elshkaki A, Zhong S, Hu S, Hirwa H, Chiaka JC, Umarishavu F, Mulinga N. Ecological balance emerges in implementing the water-energy-food security nexus in well-developed countries in Africa. Sci Total Environ. 2022 Apr 2:154999. DOI. Epub ahead of print. PMID:35381257
  • April 2019 - October 2019The Documentation of the Organic Food System of Mouans-Sartoux, France – a case study. Published in the book entitled Organic Food System cases around the world (Kretschmer, S. 1976-, Jamil, T., Stefanovic, L., & Kassel University Press GmbH. (2021). Organic food system cases around the world - a documentation project.).



Languages


  • Proficient: English, French
  • Basic: German, Swahili
  • Mother Tongue: Kinyarwanda