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Short Biography: Tadele is a seasoned agriculture (Horticulture) and Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture expert with over 12 years of distinguished experience in the field. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Horticulture at Bahir Dar University, where he imparts his knowledge and conducts research aimed at enhancing the quality and productivity, post harvest management, value Addition and IPM  of horticultural crops. In addition to his academic pursuits, he is also the Founder and GM of TY Agriculture, Nutrition and Agro-ecosystem firm. a social enterprise dedicated to providing high-quality consultancy services, project implementation activity's, material development and provision of customer_driven training's with qualified team of expertise, field research survey and data analysis service's that support the sustainable development of agricultural systems in Ethiopia.Throughout his professional career, Tadele has had the privilege of working with a wide range of National and International organizations and development projects on various topics related to Horticulture, nutrition-sensitive agriculture, gender, and value chains including USAID-RTI-Internatinal, GIZ_Nutrition Sensitive agriculture, SNV_Hort-LIFE project, Kingdoms of Netherlands Embassy-Ethiopia, JICA-Ethiopia, Ethiopian Horticulture Producer and Exporter Association (EHPEA) and MIDROC Investment group Ethio-Agri CEFT PLC, Bahir Dar Fower and Vegetable Producer and Exporter Farm. Tadele is a highly motivated and results-oriented individual who is known for his commitment to excellence, integrity, and social responsibility. He is a valuable asset to any organization seeking to advance the field of agriculture and nutrition, and he is sure to make a significant contribution to the global effort to achieve food security and improve the lives of millions of people around the world.

Personal Information

 

 

  •  Full  name : Tadele Yeshiwas Tizazu (Assistant Professor in Horticulture)
  • Current status: Consultant, Researcher and Lecturer at  Bahir Dar University 
  • Nationality: Ethiopian 
  • Date of Birth : 12/01/1987
  • Gender: Male
  • Address:  E-mail: tadeleyeshiwas@yahoo.com, P.O.Box, 5501, Telephone(s): 251-21278801
  • language: Amharic mother tang,  English (Very Good in  speaking, writing and reading)

Education 

 

  • Master of Science Degree in Horticulture
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Horticulture
    1. Horticulture Department Head at Bahir Dar University- for 2 Years (2018/19-2021)

Management experience/Positions served at different sectors

  1. Plant sciences Department Head at Bahir Dar University-for 2 years(2016/17-2018)
  2. BDU-Agriculture Development Centre, Horticulture department head,  at Bahir Dar University- for 1.5 years (2015-2017)
  3. Farm Production  Manager at Ethio –Agri-CEFT PLC flower, fruit and vegetable commercial farm- for 5 years (2011-2014)

International and national Short term Tanning received 

  • Vegetable Haydrophonic Farming: Two month training on “hydroponic vegetable production in Japan, University of Shega prefecture;
  • Vegetable Farming ToT training:  Certificate of training participation at Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands, Vegetable production Course for the Horn of Africa;
  • One month training in India ,Palampoure, CSIR ( Institute of Himalalayan Bioresourse Technology) about various aspects of agro and processing technology,  plant tissue culture, vegetables crops ,Medicinal and Aromatic plants, Tea production and Processing  and Stevia plant production.
  • Certificate of participation on Project management training, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 
  • Certificate of participation on horticultural crop agronomy and post-harvest handling and protection training program Addis ababa, Ethiopia.

Professional Work experience 

 

  • More than 15 years - in commercial horticulture farms and Higher education institute as instructor and researcher.
  • Since 2008 to date - Lecturer and researcher at Bahir Dar University, College of Agriculture & Environmental sciences, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
  • From February  01/2015 to September 25/2015- Lecturer and researcher at Debere   Markose University, College of Agriculture & Natural Recourse, Debere  Markose, Ethiopia,
  • Production Manager of the Farm: July 21/2011 – February 30/ 2015: Ethio Agri-CEFT PLC, Flower ,Fruit and vegetable farm, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Experiences related with small agri-prener youths

 

  1. Strengthened Youth Fruit Nursery Enterprises: Fruit Crop Nursery Business Establishment, Technical Operations and Management; Manual development, Providing of training and demonstration for “Ten (10)Youth Nursery Enterprises” and “Urban Agriculture Extension Experts”, Bahir Dar, Amara Region. Funded by Bahir Dar University, 2022.

SASAKAWA Africa Association Funded Project Handling and management experience

  • January to July 2024- SASAKAWA Africa Association (SAA)-Ethiopia (Amara Region team leader): To Conduct post harvest loss Assessment study of Avocado fruits along the value chain (Small holder farmers to Consumers), Amara region, Ethiopia.
  • August 2024: ASAKAWA Africa Association (SAA)-Ethiopia: Lead and facilitate stakeholder engagement training and workshops for regional agriculture experts, university instructors, Critical NGOs  stakeholders on  Avocado fruit post harvest loss reduction and management along the value chain, in Amara region, Ethiopia.
  •  September 2024: ASAKAWA Africa Association (SAA)-Ethiopia: Served as a Lead consultant: To conduct  Rapid Assessment Study on Avocado Utilization Among Avocado Growing Smallholder farmers Rural  Households and Street Food Vendors in Selected Major Avocado Growing Areas.
  • 2022: Participated on BDU-CAES, SAKKAWA Global Supported Midcareer program horticultural crop production and value addition module development and field supervention program

Reference: Fentahun Mengistu (Ph.D) Country director, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Email: fentahun@saa-safe.orgCellphone: +251-911-255669

GIZ-Ethiopia, Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Project (NSAP) funded Project management and handling experiences

  1. Jun 2022 to January 2023 for Six Months:  Served as Project Technical Team Leader under MEDEC consultant group: In collaboration with GIZ-Ethiopia, Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Project (NSAP) Under the German Special Initiative “One World – No Hunger Initiative” (SEWOH). Project  Base line survey and reporting, project implantation, end line survey/project impact assessment and reporting, ToT Manual development (both Amharic and English Version), provision theoretical and on farm- practical   of training and demonstrations, regular project monitoring, evaluation, and reporting  were the key activities delivered; Thus, my experiences with GIZ on nutrition sensitive agriculture (NSA) activities was in four  sub-areas of intervention:

 

Intervention 1: Reducing Rural Malnutrition at Household level: Through Demonstrating and Promoting Improved “Home Gardening Practices (key hole garden,trench garden and raised bed garden) for better House hold food and nutrition security (9000 women rural households, 6 districts, 32 kebeles, 124 Rural Development agents), Amara Region”, Ethiopia

 

Intervention 2:  Reducing Rural Malnutrition at Household Level: Through Promoting and Cascading “Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Concepts for Vegetable home gardeners (9000 women rural households, 6 districts, 32 kebeles, 124 Rural Development agents), Amara Region, Ethiopia;

 

Intervention 3: Reducing Rural Malnutrition at Household level: Through Demonstrating and Promoting “low Cost Post-harvest Management Practices for Vegetable Home gardeners (9000 women rural households, 6 districts, 32 kebeles, 124 Rural Development agents), Amara Region, Ethiopia;

 

Intervention 4: Reducing rural Malnutrition at Household level: Through Demonstrating and Promoting “Low cost Water Saving strategies and Harvesting Practices for vegetable Home Gardeners”, (9000 women rural households, 6 districts, 32 kebeles, 124 Rural Development agents), Amara Region, Ethiopia

Reference 1: Name: Mr.Tesfa Binalfew. Former Position: GIZ –Ethiopia, NSA-Regional Advisor, Cu rent position -at World Vegetable Center-Ethiopia vegetable project  advisor), Phone: 0912688864

Reference 2: Name: Carolin Lisa Franziska, Position: GIZ –Ethiopia, NSA-Advisor Email: carolin.speckhahn@giz.de Phone: 0984887425

 

USAID-Funded Projects Handling and management experiences 

  1. 2023: Lead Consultant: USAID-RTI International- To Conduct Food environment personal domain assessment study for the project “Poverty Reduced Sustainably in an Environment of Resilient and Vibrant Economy (PReSERVE)”, Two Districts 20 kebeles and 400 households at Wagemihra-Sahila district and South Gonder -Simada district, Amhra Region, Ethiopia.   

Reference: Name: Mr. Birhanu Teka, Position: RTI- International Ethiopia Project Manager, Cell Phone: 251-946754506Email: bteka@rti.org

 

  1. 2022: Lead Consultant: USAID-RTI International- To conduct Potato and haricot bean value chain study in three PSNP districts 20 kebeles (Simada, Lay Gayinte and Tach Gayinet)in Amara region Ethiopia. 

Reference: Name: Mr. Birhanu Teka, Position: RTI- International  Ethiopia Project Manager, Cell Phone: 251-946754506 Email: bteka@rti.org

 

  1. By 2018: Study Team Member : USAID/JAPIGO: Nutrition Sensitive agriculture training module impact evaluation assessment study on Ethiopian higher education institute: In the case of Bahir Dar University Horticulture Department students; References: Mr.Yosefe ; Nutrition Advisor in JAPOGO project, Phone : 0911330007 

 

  1. By 2017:  BDU representative: USAID/JAPIGO: Ethiopian Higher Learning Education Instructors HDP ToT training Manual development. References: Mr.Mebite and Mr. Endirs (0911480080), Mr.Kefeyalew(0911962385)

Kingdom of Netherlands Embassy, Addis Ababa , Ethiopia   Funded project handling experience 

  • Since 2022- Serving as a Project Leader: Kingdom of Netherlands Embassy, Addis Ababa has signed 10 years  horticulture sector development collaborative working agreement in amara region, Ethiopia (New-project Conducted validation workshop),

Reference: Name: Mahlet Dessie, KN Embassy, Ethiopia, Agriculture advisor

Email: mahlet.dessie@minbuza.nl 

Cellphone: 0944732359

  • 2023 -2025: Serving as a Project Leader-On-going Project: Funded by Kingdom of Netherlands Embassy, Addis Ababa for “ Agripreneurship project Ethiopia”,  Netherlands Enterprise Agency, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)& TRAIDE Foundation (New-Conducted validation workshop);

Reference: Name: Mahlet Dessie, KN Embassy, Ethiopia, Agriculture advisor

Email: mahlet.dessie@minbuza.nl Cellphone: 0944732359

JICA-Ethiopia Funded Project handling/ management experiences 

  • 2021-2026-Project Technical Team leader: Scale uping of Hydroponic vegetable production in Ethiopia, Amhara region, implmenting   with in collaboration with SOKKA University-Japan, Japan Science and Technology Minister  under -The Project for Eco-engineering for Agricultural Revitalization Towards Improvement of Human Nutrition (EARTH-Project)- Water Hyacinth to Energy and Agricultural Crops;

Reference: Solomon Addisu(PhD), 

Position: SATREPS-EARTH Project manager 

Cellphone: +251911041030

Email: soladd2000@yahoo.com 

Email: aabtew@snv.org , or  andnetbay@gmail.com 

SNV-Netherlands Development  funded project handling and management  experiences 

  • 2016-2023 (8 years): Served as a project Team leader in Bahir Dar University: SNV-Ethiopia Horti Life Project : Horticultural crop courses (27 modules) practical training, nutrition sensitive agriculture,   and gender module development;
  • “Gender sensitive” horticultural crop field practical teaching training manual development, Funded By SNV-Horti-LIFE Project, 2022. 
  • Vegetable and fruit propagation/multiplication practical Manual development, Funded By SNV-Horti-LIFE Project, 2022. 

Reference: Name: Andnet Bayleyegn Abtew (Ph.D.) 

SNV Netherlands Development Organization,

Horti-LIFE Project, Deputy Team Leader

Phone: +251 (0)984 62 50 56, Email: aabtew@snv.org andnetba@gmail.com

Project handling and Management Experiences with Commercial Horticulture Farms (Ethiopian Horticulture Producer and exporter Association (EH PEA) and other Private Horticulture commercial Farms

  • 2022 to 2023: EHPEA: Project Team leader: To Conduct Commercial Horticultural crop such as Onion Seed, Banana, Avocado, Mango, Strawberry and Papaya fruit feasibility study and document development funded by Ethiopian Horticulture Producer and Exporter Association (EHPEA).
  • 2019-2022member of “Commercial High Value Horticultural Crop's Integrated Pest Management Project”, Ethiopia, facilitated by EHPEA and funded by Netherland Embassy, Ethiopia. 

Reference: Name: Mrs Yodit Girma, Gender Project Manager

Cell phone: 251-913522481 Email: gender@ehpea.org or  yodig32@yahoo.com

  • 2022: Team leader: Strawberry, Avocado and Blueberry fruit production feasibility study and business plan development:  MIDROC Investment Group Company, Ethio Agri-CEFT PLC, Bahir Dar Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Farm Bahir Dar, Ethiopia;

Reference: Name: Mr. Suleiman Molla,

Position: Manager, Bahir Dar Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Farm. 

Contact Address: +251 96 611 7717

Email: suleimanmolla@gmail.com

Other Projects handling and management , Technology transfer, community services and Research experience 

  • Horticulture Home gardening production and  post-harvest handling Manual, funded by Bahir Dar University Research and community services Director, by-2020
  • Vegetable crops Production and post-harvest handling Manual preparation for Bahir Dar University College of agriculture-Koga Irrigation experts preparation-Amharic vertion-2020
  • Potato seed: Potato Mini tuber seed multiplication from tissue culture plantlet and demonstration for small scale seed producer households for food and nutrition security and income generation,
  • Low cost Post-harvest handling technologies for sustainable food and nutrition security: Introduction and Demonstration of low cost improved potato post-harvest handling technologies for wear and seed Potato for food and nutrition security and income generation at merawi;
  • Promotion of Utilizing nursery shade net house Technology as a Tool of Horticultural Crops Propagation for small scale youth interpreters and Farmers for food and nutrition security and income generation at Bahir Dar, 2021.
  • Nutrition sensitive agriculture researches at Merawi, Introducing, Evaluating and demonstration high value vegetable crops (Eggplant, Cauliflower and water mellon) from Farm to Fork.
  • Home Garden for nutrition and food security:   Promotion and scale up of Home gardening in Bahir Dar 11-sub-cityes to scale up through hands on-farm demonstration and training and document the Composition, Practices and Constraints of Home Garden.
  • Vertical vegetable home gardening as an approach for nutrition and food security: Introduction, Demonstration and promotion of Vertical farming technologies for Bahir dar City female headed and poor households for food and nutrition security and income generation;
  • Improving Coffee post-harvest handling and processing for food and nutrition security and income generation: through introduction and promotion of improved postharvest handling practices to reduce loss and increase the household incomes of the smallholder Coffee growing farmers, at Zegie kebele.
  • Improved Fruit verities for food and nutrition security and income generation: Through Introduction, Varity Adaptation and Promotion of Improved Banana and Avocado Fruits Varieties, for food and nutrition security and income generation, at Merawi.
  • Promoting Apple fruit for small scale farmers for food and nutrition security and income generation: Through Introduction, Demonstration and Promotion of improved apple varieties for small scale farmers, for food and nutrition security and income generation at Birre adama kebel.
  • Introduction, demonstration and promotion of Small scale drip irrigation for vegetable growers for food and nutrition security and income generation at merawi,
  • Performance evaluation of different Grape Vine Variety at different location;
  • Introduction and Promotion of Teffe row planter technologies for small scale farmers for small scale farmers for food and nutrition security and income generation.

 

Need assessment survey and Curriculum Development Experience
  1. Leads  BSc. in Horticulture Curriculum development, Bahir Dar University College of Agriculture and Environmental sciences
  2. Leads MSc. in Horticulture Curriculum Revision, Bahir Dar University College of Agriculture and Environmental sciences
  3. Leads PhD. in Horticulture Curriculum development, Bahir Dar University College of Agriculture and Environmental sciences
  4. Leads PhD. in Pathology Curriculum development, Bahir Dar University College of Agriculture and Environmental sciences

Leads PhD. in IPM and Entomology Curriculum development, Bahir Dar University College of Agriculture and Environmental sciences

Country wise standard and guideline development
  1. 2022-Team leader:  FDRE Ministry of Education (MoE):  National Accreditation and Quality Improvement Standards for Horticulture Degree Program in Ethiopia, 2023.
  2. 2021: Member: Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Higher Diploma Program manual development in Teaching of Pedagogical Training for Agricultural Academics In Higher Education Institutions, Ethiopia, 2021, Funded by: USID-Ethiopia
  3. 2022-Team leader: BSC Horticultural Courses-Practical Manual Preparation-2018-2021, Funded by,  SNV-Horti-Life Project
  4. 2022: Team leader: FDRE Ministry of Education (MoE): Setting Competences and Identifying Courses for National Exit Examination Horticulture Degree Program in Ethiopia

Computer, soft wear skill and competences

  • Basic computer skill: including  Excel,Word, Power point, Spread sheet and others 
  • SAS-Staticale soft wear application 
  • SPSS Staticale soft wear application 
  • Crop wat. :  Estimates plant water need.
  • Aqua crop:  Estimates pre -yield productivity-prediction
  • Vegetable-doctor: Pest Identification and chemical recommending App.
  • Netafim fertigation system-Jerusaliem system-Autometid 
  • Irrecco Fertigation system-Kenyian system-Autometid
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Driving licence

Third grade

Workshop, Seminar, Conferences presentation 

 

  • Paper Presentation: Participated In the 6th Annual national research symposium, research for unfolding the mystic realities of our community, March 28 and 29, 2015 Organized by Debre markos University.
  •  Paper presentation:  in the 2nd annual national conference on agriculture and environmental management for sustainable development, June 19-20,2015 organized by Bahir Dar University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sceince,Bahir Dar,Ethiopia.

Private consultant firm experience

I’m the owner and founder of “Tadele Yeshiwas Agro Ecosystem Development, Agriculture and Natural Sciences   Consultant firm”.

Professional associations membership

Member of Ethiopian Horticulture Professional society association

 

Awards and certifications  

  1. “Best Department head” award-2020, Bahir Dar University;
  2.  “More than 31 community services, technology transfer and committee services provided and certified by BDU and Other NGOs

Publication on reputable Journals

  1. Seid Hussen Muhie, Fatuma Akele, Tadele Yeshiwas : “Economic feasibility of carrot (Daucus carota L) production in response to different seed priming techniques under deficit irrigation”, Scientia Horticulturae, Volume 325, 2024, 112662, ISSN 0304-4238, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2023.112662.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304423823008300) 
  2. Seid Hussen Muhie, Fatuma Akele, Tadele Yeshiwas Phenological and yield response of primed carrot (Daucus carota L) seeds under deficit irrigation,Vol. 38 No. 2 (2024): Advances in-Horticultural-Science-July-2024, https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ahs/article/view/14965   
  3. Tadele Yeshiwas, Melkamu Alemayehu, Fenta Assefa & Selamawit Zelalem (2024) “Compositions, practices and constraints of home garden: the case of Bahir Dar city”, Ethiopia, Cogent Food & Agriculture, 10:1, 2298025, DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2298025 https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2298025 
  4. Melkamu Alemayehu, Minwyelet Jemberie,Tadele Yeshiwas, Masho Aklile, Cogent Food & Agriculture (2020), 6: 1724385: “Integrated application of compound NPS fertilizer and farmyard manure for economical production of irrigated potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in highlands of Ethiopa. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2020.1724385 
  5. Effects of Preservative Solutions on Shelf Life and Quality of Cut Gypsophila Flowers, Ethiopia Lidet Tilahun1 , Abaynew Jemal Jenber, Asfaw Degu , Tsehay Azeref wondmeneh , Tadele Yeshiwas Tizazu, World Journal of Environmental Biosciences,Volume 13, Issue 1: 8-14, https://doi.org/10.51847/c7ttgO6DD9 
  6. Tadele Yeshiwas Tizazu & Melkamu Alemayehu Workie  & Getachew Alemayehu Damot, Influense of Indole Butyric Acid (IBA) for Stenting Propagation of Cut Rose     Current Research in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 5(2), pages 48-52.        2018 https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.68.2018.52.48.52 
  7. Tadele Yeshiwas Tizazu   and Melkamu Alemayehu Workie: Social, Economical and Environmental Issues of Floriculture Sector Development in Ethiopia             Review of Plant Studies Vol. 5(1), pages 1-10.         2018 https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.69.2018.51.1.10   
  8. Selamawit Zelalem  Melkamu Alemayehu  and Tadele Yeshiwas: Pulsing   Preservatives   To  Prolong   Vase  Life  Of   Cut  Rose  Flowers   In Bahir Dar, Northwestern Ethio International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Research                   Vol. 5, No. 4, pages  54-67          2018 https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.70.2018.54.54.67 

Proceeding publications 

1. Proceeding of the 2nd Annul National Conference on “Agriculture and Environmental Management for Sustainable Development”  from June 19-20, 2015, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia: College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Bahir Dar University; 2016, Evaluation of different concentrations of Indole Butric Acid (IBA) and stem cuttings on stenting-propagated Rose (Rosa haybrida) in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia – Tadele Yeshiwas, Melkamu Alemayehu and Getachew Alemayehu, www.bdu.edu.et/caes 

Additional Reference persons

  1. Melkamu Almayhu(PhD): Bahir Dar University; Email: melkalem65@gmail.com Cellphone: 251 91 140 6594
  2. Fentahun Mengistu (Ph.D) Country director, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Email: fentahun@saa-safe.org Cellphone: +251-911-255669

 

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