Ally is the youngest of three brothers and one sister, and has overcome many challenges in his life, including the 1994 Rwandan genocide, to be here. Ally holds a BSc (with honours) in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness from the National University of Rwanda. In 2010, Ally founded the Rwanda Agricultural University Students Union (RWAUSU) with more than 1000 members countrywide. One of the Union’s core activities is to educate farmers about how to practice market-oriented farming and crop production. Now that he has completed his MFRE degree he intends on returning to Rwanda. His interests focus broadly in agribusiness and smallholder farmers. Ally has a particular interest in value chain analysis for improved farmer incomes, employment opportunities and food security. Ally aspires to contribute to the development of his country by creating a platform that will empower and engage youth to utilize Agri-preneurship (mixture of entrepreneurship and agriculture) which will subsequently tackle rural poverty and youth unemployment issues in Rwanda. He is fluent in English, French and intermediate Turkish and beginner Arabic.