Solange Uwituze

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Solange Uwituze is a Rwandan politician who has served as a board member of the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) since 2020. She has also been the deputy director-general in charge of animal resources research and technology transfer at the Rwanda Agriculture Board since 2018, along with being a founding fellow of the Rwanda Academy of Sciences. She went on to obtain a Bachelor's degree from the National University of Rwanda, in 2002 and stayed at the university as an academic secretary in the agricultural research department. She attended Kansas State University where she earned a Master's of Science in animal sciences in 2008 and a PhD in Animal Sciences in 2011.

Quotes

• It is primarily meant to get sourced from Nyagatare and nearby milk sheds like Gicumbi but mobilisation is done all over the country to increase milk production to be able to satisfy both the milk powder plant and the existing milk market
  • "Rwanda to increase milk production, said Solange Uwituze" ("farmersreviewafrica", December 5, 2022)

• She said that 13,449 illegal fishing nets known as ' Kaningini" and 1,821 mosquito nets, 1, 252 boats and 232 poachers were confiscated
  • "A big number of super nets were confiscated, Solange Uwituze said" ( "allafrica.com", 17 November 2022)

• The policy is to promote the capture of mature isambaza, not larvae or juvenile
  • "National Strategy for Sustainable Development of Fisheries in Rwanda, Solange Uwituze said" ( "allafrica.com", 17 November 2022)

• the increase in fishing and number of fishers on Lake Kivu has affected production per cooperatives but not at national level
  • "Fisheries Cooperatives in Rwanda, Solange Uwituze said" ( "allafrica.com", 17 November 2022)

• There is a need for a study to know a limited number of fishing nets that are needed. Illegal fishing has been a threat to Lake Kivu
  • "Fishing Nets in Lake Kivu, Solange Uwituze said" ( "allafrica.com", 17 November 2022)

• These slaughter houses will be working as collection centres where the pork will be produced and supplied to other areas of the country
  • "Production of pork in Rwanda,Solange Uwituze said" ( "allafrica.com", 21 November 2022)

• The current data on milk aggregation indicate that the average quantity of milk collected from 15 milk collection centres (MCCs) in Nyagatare (a major milk shed in the country), has decreased from 80,000-100,000 litres a day during the rainy season (March-April) to reach 39,900 litres a day (July)
  • "scarcity of forage and water for cattle affects milk production,Solange Uwituze said" ( "allafrica.com", 23 August 2022)

• With the completion of the feedlot and in-field irrigation, the project will be able to start with slaughtering 200 beef cows per hour to enable the project to meet its goals of 156,000 tons per year.
  • "The meat value chain has been identified as a key sector,Solange Uwituze said" ( "ktpress.rw", July 15, 2022)

• I guess I should say sufficient and nutritious food is very welcome and is what we are trying
  • "drones in animal husbandry, Solange Uwituze said" ( "africanews", August 31, 2022)