Dr. Astewale Bimr Melaku
* Ethiopia, January 7, 1989
Current Position
Oct 2020 – Present Doctoral Researcher – Chair of International Food Economics and Rural Development, Georg-August-University of Goettingen | Goettingen, Germany
Professional Experience
- Feb 2020 – Sep 2020 Senior Delivery Analyst – Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Mar 2019 – Oct 2019 Research Assistant – Soil and Environment department, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) | Uppsala, Sweden
- Jan 2015 – Aug 2019 Program Director – Project Mercy, Inc. (a US based NGO) |Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Sep 2012 – Dec 2014 Programs Director – Nurture Education and Development (a national NGO) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Jun 2011 – Oct 2012 Monitoring and Evaluation Officer – Household Asset Building Program (HABP) – a food security program implemented with a wide geographic and beneficiaries coverage by the Ministry of Agriculture
- Oct 2010 – Mar 2011 Program Supervisor – Food for the Hungry, Inc. (a US based international NGO)
- Aug 2016 – Sep 2018 MSc with Major in Economics – Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) | Uppsala, Sweden
- Oct 2007 – Jul 2010 BSc in Agricultural Economics – Haramaya University | Haramaya, Ethiopia
- Impact evaluation, food security and livelihoods, efficiency analysis, and production economics
Education
Research Interests