Assistant Professor at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
Assefa Abelieneh Berhanu is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in project leadership and management. With a strong commitment to excellence, he has successfully guided various initiatives in Ethiopia. His expertise spans project planning, implementation, and team coordination, ensuring timely delivery of objectives. Assefa is recognized for his leadership skills and ability to foster collaboration among diverse stakeholders.
Publication Profile
🎓 Academic Background:
- Ph.D. in Rural Development (Bahir Dar University, Dissertation submitted, awaiting defense, CGPA: 3.96/4).
- Master’s in Development Studies (Environment and Development, Addis Ababa University, CGPA: 3.65/4).
- B.Sc. in Agriculture (Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, Haramaya University, CGPA: 3.74/4).
- Diploma in General Agriculture (Addis Ababa University, CGPA: 3.55/4).
🧑🏫 Professional Expertise:
Assefa has extensive experience in rural development and agricultural extension, including:
- Coordinating integrated rural development projects such as solar model villages and watershed management.
- Teaching and mentoring university students in environment, rural development, and agricultural extension.
- Advising postgraduate students on theses related to rural development.
- Leading research on climate-smart agriculture, farmers’ resilience, and sustainable livelihoods.
- Designing and managing community-based development projects with a focus on women’s empowerment, youth inclusion, and conservation.
🌟 Memberships and Skills:
- Member of the Ethiopian Society of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension.
- Certified in Environmental Consultancy and Microsoft Project Management.
- Skilled in project planning, monitoring, evaluation, and community engagement.
- Impact of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices on Smallholder Farmers’ Resilience in Ethiopia
- Smallholder Farmers’ Coping Strategies to Climate Change and Variability: Evidence from Ethiopia
- Smallholder Farmers’ Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Upper Blue Nile, Ethiopia
- Determinants of Adoption of Land Management Practices in Ethiopia as a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
- The Impact of Watershed Development on Food Security in Northwest Ethiopia
- Factors Affecting Farm Management Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change
- Effects of Land Fragmentation on Productivity in Northwestern Ethiopia
- Development-Induced Displacement and Its Impacts on Urban Livelihoods in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
- Published in African Human Mobility Review, 2015.