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Curriculum Vitae of Zewdu Getachew (PhD)
1. Personal Information
Full name: Dr. Zewdu Getachew Asmare (PhD)
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: 19/04/1970 E.C. (28/12/1978 G.C.).
Place of birth: Limmu Shai, Gomma District, Jimma Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Nationality: Ethiopian
Marital status: Married since May 2014.
Language proficiency: Excellent in oral, writing and comprehension skills in English and Amharic
(native) and very good in Oromo languages.
Contact address: Dr. Zewdu Getachew, PhD in Rural Development and Agricultural Extension
(Commercialization & Rural Institutions). Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Madda Walabu University. P.o.Box: 247. Bale Robe, Oromia region, Ethiopia. Email: **********@*****.***/*******@*****.***;
Mob.: +251*********/938155101.
2. Educational Background
Institution
attended
Completion
date
Field of study Study
Program
Type of
award
CGPA
(out of 4.00)
Haramaya
University
30
September,
2022
Rural Development &
Agricultural Extension
(RDAE)
(Commercialization &
Rural Institutions)
Regular PhD degree 4.00
Haramaya
University
10 October,
2010
RDAE Regular MSc. degree 3.74
Jimma
University
Ambo
College
14 July,
2007
Crop Production and
Protection
Regular BSc. degree 3.78
Ambo
College of
Agriculture
03 July,
1999
General Agriculture
(GA*)
Regular Diploma in
GA*
3.61
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3. Employment History
Employer’s
name
Academic
rank
Employment date Assumed responsibilities
Madda Walabu
University
Assist.
Professor
30 September, 2022 Offering different courses, undertaking research, offering community services and providing counseling and guidance services to undergraduate students in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Reinstated
& served as
a Lecturer
Since June 2018 Offering different courses and counseling and guidance services to undergraduate students in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Lecturer October 2012-June
2018
On PhD study leave at Haramaya University
Lecturer October 2010 to
October 2012
Offering different courses and counseling and guidance services to undergraduate students at the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Graduate
Assistant II
September 2009 to
October 2010
On MSc. study leave at Haramaya University
Graduate
Assistant I
September 2007 to
September 2009
Offering different courses and counseling and guidance services to undergraduate students in the School of Agriculture.
Jimma
University-
Ambo College
Technical
Assistant
(TA) I to TA
III
September 1999 to
August 2007
Taught the practical aspects of different courses
including Introductory Soils, Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility Management, Agricultural Meteorology, and Practical Agriculture courses and assisted in research, extension and community engagement activities of the Department of Plant Sciences of Jimma University-
Ambo College, now Ambo University.
4. Major academic achievements
PhD degree in Rural Development and Agricultural Extension (Commercialization and Rural Institutions). Issued on 30 September 2022 at Haramaya University, Haramaya, Ethiopia.
Master of Science (MSc.) degree in Rural Development and Agricultural Extension. Issued on 15 October, 2010 at Haramaya University, Haramaya, Ethiopia.
Higher Diploma License in Professional Teacher Education from Adama University. Issued in July 2008 G.C. Adama, Ethiopia.
Bachelor of Science (BSc.) degree in Crop Production and Protection from the Department of Plant Sciences, Jimma University-Ambo College. Issued on 11 July 2007 G.C. at Ambo, Ethiopia.
Diploma in Basic Computer Training from Ambo College of Agriculture in 2003 G.C. Ambo, Ethiopia.
Diploma in General Agriculture from Ambo College of Agriculture in July 3, 1999 G.C. Ambo, Ethiopia.
5. Research Papers Presented on Conferences and/or Published on Proceedings or Journals
Presented a paper titled ‘Factors Influencing the Choices of Coffee Marketing Channels by Smallholder Farmers in Jimma Zone of Oromia Region, Southwestern Ethiopia’ at the 4th Biennial Conference of Ethiopian Coffee Science Society held under the grand theme ‘ “The Role of Coffee Science and Innovation for the Global Value Chain Sustainability” at Wolkite University from 31st May- 1st June, 2024, Wolkite, Ethiopia. Page 3 of 3
Published a research article titled “Getachew, Z., Beyene, F., Haji, J., & Lemma, T. (2023). Impact of Membership to Certified Coffee Marketing Cooperatives on the Income of Smallholder Farmers in Jimma Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia. International Journal of Economics, 8(1), 100–126. https://doi.org/10.47604/ijecon.2047.”
Certificate for participation on a National Undergraduate Curricula Harmonization Workshop organized by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with Madda Walabu University from 25-27 January 2023. Held at Madda Walabu University, Bale Robe, Ethiopia.
Impact of membership to certified coffee marketing cooperatives on gross annual income of smallholder coffee farming households in Jimma zone, southwestern Ethiopia. Published on the 3rd Biennial Conference of Ethiopian Coffee Science Society (ECSS). June 17 – 18 /2022, Mettu, Ethiopia.
Farmers’ Perceptions about Risk and Risk Management Strategies in Agriculture: the Case of Smallholder Farmers in Lume Distict of East Shewa Zone, Ethiopia. Published as a monograph on VDM Academic Publishing Company (currently named AV Akademikerverlag GmbH & Co. KG, Germany. 2010. Corresponding e-mail address: ****@****************.**; www.akademikerverlag.de).
6. Distinguishing Qualities, Interests and Hobbies
Open for discussions on issues of shared interests with peers and colleagues
Appreciable interpersonal communication skills and sociable
Willing and able to work in teams and help the team carry out assigned duties effectively and efficiently
Have critical thinking ability and situation analyzing skills for providing solutions for problems requiring on hands solutions
Willing to help/support people of in need to the best of my capacities
Reading books on such as histories, politics and fictions, etc.
Willing to relocate to new environments and able to get to know with new people and work with them.
Enjoy usually walking in the evening alone or with friends. 7. Referees
Prof. Fekadu Beyene (PhD), Professor of Resource and Institutional Economics. Chairperson of my PhD Dissertation Research advisory board. School of Rural Development and Agricultural Innovation, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University. Haramaya, Ethiopia. Mob no.: +251*********; Email: ********@*****.***.
Prof. Jema Haji (PhD), Professor of Agricultural Economics. Member of my PhD Dissertation Research advisory board. School of Agricultural Economics and Value Chain Management, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University. Haramaya, Ethiopia. Mob. no.: +251*********; Email: *********@*****.***..
Dr. Tesfaye Lemma (PhD). Member of my PhD Dissertation advisory board. Vice President for Research Affairs, Haramaya University. Haramaya, Ethiopia. Mob. No.: +251*********; Email: *.*******@*****.***.
Kindie Getnet (PhD), Major advisor of my MSc. Thesis research. Researcher at International Water Management Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mobile no.: +251*********; Email: *******@*****.***.
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