EDUCATION Undergraduate                                                 Year of Degree     Degree                                  Institution 2003           B.Sc in Agricultural Extension             Alemaya University Graduate 2007              M.A in Development Management               Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany 2008              M.A in Development studies                         University of the Western Cape, South Africa 2013              PhD in International Development Studies    Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany   ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Since Nov./2015, Post-Doctoral Fellow, FANRPAN, South Africa and University of Bonn, Germany Since March/2013, Assistant Professor, Rural Development &Agricultural Extension Department, CAES, Bahir Dar University Since Sept./2014, Managing Editor, Journal of Agriculture and environmental sciences, Publication of the college of agriculture and environmental sciences, Bahir Dar University Sept./2013 – Sept./2015, Head, Rural Development &Agricultural Extension Department, CAES, Bahir Dar University March/2013 – Nov.2015, Chair, Rural livelihoods and sustainable Development module March/2013 – Sept.2013, Coordinator, Rural Development &Agricultural Extension Department, CAES, Bahir Dar University April/ 2008-October/2009, Lecturer, Rural Development Department, CAES, Bahir Dar University

Value Chain Management, Biometrics in Agriculture