Dr Edouard Rurangwa is a senior Scientist at Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB), and has been serving RAB since 2006. He is the Coordinator of the Pulses and Oil Crops Program since April 2021. From 2017 to 2021, Edouard was the leader of the soybean program. Dr Edouard Rurangwa is also a member of the National Variety Release Committee and is currently coordinating different external Projects working with the Pulses and Oil Crops Program.

Edouard Rurangwa holds a PhD degree in agronomy from Wageningen University-Netherlands and MSc degree in Horticulture from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. Edouard has a vast and strong experience working in agricultural research related to plant production systems with strong background in agronomy research focusing on exploring options to increase the productivity of the pulses and oil crops in the farming systems of Rwanda. He also has a vast experience in rhizobiology. In this area, Edouard has conducted research to unravel the benefits of organic and inorganic fertilizers in enhancing biological nitrogen fixation and yields of bean and soybean in the smallholder farming systems of Rwanda. He has contributed in identification, isolation and authentication of indigenous Rhizobium strains that are currently being compared with exotic strains that were only available to farmers in Rwanda.

Edouard has attended several international conferences and workshops and participated in a quite number of trainings and was awarded certificates. He is actively involved in organizing and building up the capacity of actors involved in the value chain of pulses and oil crops as well as building the partnership with local and international organizations. Edouard has been involved in grant proposals write up in collaboration with local and international scientists.