Cedric Habiyaremye

PhD Candidate, Agronomy and Crop Science
Washington State University
@Hcedric3

Cedric Habiyaremye is a PhD candidate in agronomy and crop science at Washington State University (WSU). He is the founder and CEO of Quinoa Hub. He serves on the board of directors and is executive secretary of Building Bridges with Rwanda, advisor on the board of directors of Better Life Rwanda, and committee member of Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences Students Experience Advisory Council. He also serves as the youngest member of the Global Agriculture Task Force of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. His area of community development expertise includes women and youth empowerment in agriculture, health, entrepreneurship, SME development, and career advisory. In 2018, Habiyaremye won the World Hunger Leadership Award for his major contributions in the agricultural development and the fight against hunger. He was also a 2018 Borlaug LEAP Delegate at the African Green Revolution Forum. Habiyaremye was a 2018 Next Generation Delegate at the Chicago Council’s Global Food Security Symposium; a 2017 World Food Prize Borlaug LEAP Delegate, a WSU Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Mug Awards recipient (2018 and 2017); and a 2015 WSU College of Agriculture Human and Natural Resources Sciences Interdisciplinary Research Team Award recipient. Habiyaremye served as a fellow for the US Borlaug Fellowship in Global Food Security, the Norman E. Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program, and the Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development Future Leaders Forum. He holds an MS in crop science from Washington State University, a BS in agricultural science with honors in irrigation and drainage, and an advanced diploma in soil and water management both from University of Rwanda College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine.