Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development

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)

    • Education

    • 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

      • Research Interests

      • Impact evaluation, food security and livelihoods, efficiency analysis, and production economics