Founding Members

Dr. Tsedeke Abate
Dr. Tsedeke Abate
Founder and Leader
Tsedeke Abate has a wide range of experience in agricultural research and development as leader and researcher at national, regional and...
Dr. Mulat Demeke Desta
Dr. Mulat Demeke Desta
Dr Mulat Demeke has a PhD from Strathclyde University (UK) in Development Economics (1989) and has been working for the Food and Agriculture...
Dr. Amare Tegbaru
Dr. Amare Tegbaru
Dr Tegbaru has over 30 years of progressively responsible work experience in teaching, rural development, gender research, program coordination...
Dr. Mintewab Bezabih
Dr. Mintewab Bezabih
Dr Mintewab is a Senior Research Fellow at the Environment and Climate Research Center (ECRC) based at the Ethiopian Development Research...
Engineer Mesfin Shenkut
Engineer Mesfin Shenkut
Mesfin Shenkut is a Water Resources Management Engineer by profession. He is a Registered Practicing Water and Waste Engineer with more than 33...
Dr. Workneh Ayalew
Dr. Workneh Ayalew
Workneh is a research scientist working with the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) in Ethiopia, after having worked...
Dr. Konjit Hailu
Dr. Konjit Hailu
Konjit Hailu is a postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University (MU), the Netherlands, where she is...
Mrs. Hosana Negash
Mrs. Hosana Negash
Hosana is a Consultant and Attorney at Law. Presently she is handling labor, civil, commercial, criminal, and family cases and has been a retained...
Mr. Techalew Negash
Mr. Techalew Negash
Techalew Negash has long time experiences in financial management and administration working with international and regional organizations and the...