Agriculture WG
Dr.Solomon Hailemariam
Solomon Hailemariam works as Resource Person for the Control of Livestock Diseases at the African Union. He served as the Director of The Ethiopian Veterinary Services and as Pan Africa Coordinator for the Eradication of Rinderpest. He is the recipient of gold medal from the Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia and the FAO Director General. […]
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Dr.Workneh Ayalew
Workneh Ayalew is a research scientist with the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) in Ethiopia. He holds a PhD degree in Animal Production and Breeding from the Georg-August University of Goettingen, Germany. He served as Director of the Livestock Value Chains at the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA), and as Deputy Director […]
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Dr.Berga Lamaga
Berga Lamaga established the International Potato Center -Ethiopia Office. As Director of Research and Extension, ATA, he played a key role in the establishment of the Ethiopian Agricultural Research Council and the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology-Ethiopia Chapter. He served as Regional Potato Project Leader and Leader of the CIP-Uganda Office; as coordinator of Regional […]
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Dr.Zewdie Bishaw
Zewdie Bishaw is a Regional Coordinator of Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Program (SSRAP) and Head of Seed Section & International Nurseries at International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). He has a PhD in Production Ecology and Sustainable Conservation from Wageningen University, the Netherlands. He held previous positions at ICARDA as Acting Head […]
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Dr.Dawit Alemu | V/Chairperson
Dawit Alemu is an Agricultural Economist and is currently serving as Manager of the Bilateral Ethiopia-Netherlands Effort for Food, Income and Trade (BENEFIT) Program. Previously, he has been serving as Senior Researcher and Director of the Agricultural Economics, Extension and Gender Research Program of EIAR, as Project Manager of FRG and EthioRice Projects supported by […]
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Dr.Getachew Gebru | Chair Person |
Getachew Gebru has a Ph.D. degree in Animal Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison. As President of Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP), he has led ESAP to become an umbrella organization and a platform for dialogue on policy issues. He is a member of the livestock sector analysis and master plan team at the International Livestock […]
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