Baba Berthé
Baba Berthé | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office December 15, 2012 – 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Yaranga Coulibaly |
| Succeeded by | Moulaye Ahmed Boubacar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 Sougoumba, Sikasso Region, Mali |
| Alma mater | Toulouse Institute of Political Studies |
Baba Berthé is a Malian politician who served as the Minister of Agriculture under Django Sissoko between December 2012 and May 5, 2019.
Biography
[edit]Berthe was born in Sougoumba, near Koutiala, Sikasso Region, Mali in around 1961.[1][2] He continued his studies at high school in Sikasso, then attending the National School of Administration in Bamako.[1] Berthe joined the Malian civil service in 1987 and completed his national youth service and finished with a position in the finance sector of the Malian Air Force.[1]
In 1989 he was appointed as secretary general of Tombouctou Region and served as the district chief in Gargando and Raz El Ma between 1989 and 1991, and then as the district chief in Gossi between January and August 1991.[1] Between 1992 and 1998, Berthe attended the Toulouse Institute for Political Studies obtaining a degree in fundamental public law, and then a PhD in public law in 1998.[3]
Berthe has lectured at the University of Bamako since 1998. Between 2000 and 2004, he was a visiting professor as the Toulouse Institute where he gave courses on the democratization of Africa from 1990 to 2000 and the issues of rural economies and security in west Africa.[4] On May 16, 2011 Berthe was appointed as the secretary-general to the president of Mali, and then as Minister of Agriculture under Django Sissoko.[5][1]
In his time as agriculture minister, Berthe helped secure a $250 million agreement with the Islamic Development Bank to rebuild Mali in the wake of the Mali War.[5] Berthe was the first agriculture minister to not be a part of the mass unionization among cotton farmers in Mali in 1991 since it occurred.[2] Berthe was sacked from his position on May 5, 2019.[6]
In 2020, after he had left the post of agriculture minister, Berthe helped secure a deal with Geocoton to finance a textile mill in Mali.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ a b Roy, Alexis (2010). "Peasant struggles in Mali: from defending cotton producers' interests to becoming part of the Malian power structures". Review of African Political Economy. 37 (125): 299–314. ISSN 0305-6244.
- ^ Berthé, Baba (1998). Les causes exonératoires dans le contentieux administratif de la responsabilité (Thèse de doctorat thesis). 1970-2022, France: Université Toulouse 1 Capitole.
{{cite thesis}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ a b "IDB Signs US $23.7 Million Agreement for Agricultural Project in Mali - Mali | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "U.S. Government Renews Commitment to Mali's Food Security and Agricultural-led Economic Growth | Press Release | Mali | Archive - U.S. Agency for International Development". 2017-2020.usaid.gov. 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
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