Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Websites
Skills And Competences
Project Participation
Achievements - Publications
References
Occupational Field
Personal Information
Languages
Certification
References
Timeline
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Hana Taddese

Hana Taddese

Addis Ababa,A.A

Summary

Agricultural researcher with a total of 10 years of experience in a research institute in areas of experience focused on qualitative and quantitative field data collection and data analysis, systematic literature review, project baseline survey, monitoring and evaluation, intermediate result assessment, report writing, project supervision and coordination, food security data analysis, food system and sustainable developmental goal issues, rural extension and rural livelihood, digital agriculture, gender and youth empowerment and capacity building issues.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Agricultural Extension and Gender (Researcher)

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)
Addis ababa
11.2015 - Current
  • Developed research proposals targeting women and youth, emphasizing economic empowerment and food security.
  • Executed desk reviews and field surveys to assess agriculture and development-related initiatives.
  • Facilitated technology transfer through coordinated activities in commercialization research.
  • Conducted rural development training while overseeing cross-cutting projects at EIAR.
  • Assisted project manager with monitoring and evaluation of research programs.
  • Provided structured work plans for evaluation of center-specific research projects.
  • Conduct gender-specific training related to agricultural technologies and research perspectives.
  • Working, collaborating, and coordinating with various agri-stakeholders on public-private partnership.
  • Develop research activities that contribute to the Ethiopian food system by enhancing production and productivity.

Education

Master of science - Food Security And Developmental Studies

Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
07.2019

Bachelor of Science - Rural Development and Agricultural Extension

University of Gondar
Gondar, Ethiopia
07-2015

Skills And Competences

Amharic, English, C1, C1, B2, B2, C1, team spirit, ability to work in rural areas in complex and diverse environments, good communication skills, good experience and ability in managing, organizing, and coordinating different cross-cutting issues (food security, extension, nutrition, gender, youth, and developmental-related issues), research activities and tasks, good management skills, good technical knowledge of analysis on impact assessment, gender research, developing innovative and problem-solving proposals, good knowledge of using scientific procedures in developing and conducting agricultural interventions

Project Participation

  • Capacity development for agricultural innovation systems (CDAIS), monitoring, evaluation, and learning expert (MEL) in four niches all over the country
  • Executive members of the Ethiopian Society of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension
  • FAO-TCP project, Ethiopian agricultural and rural development policy preparation project
  • JICA large-scale seed demonstration technical team
  • Task force of Gender strategy development

Achievements - Publications

  • Food consumption patterns in employees of Ethiopian institute of agricultural research, Dassalegn Daraje Jalata, Solomon Abate Mekonnen, Hana Yeshitila Taddese, Mulate Zerihun Workeneh
  • Impact of Improved Dairy Technology Adoption on Rural Household Food Security: A propensity Score Matching Estimation in North, Ethiopia, Hana Yeshitila
  • Proceeding of Technology Transfer and Scaling: Pre-Extension Demonstration Research Results 2021-2023, Addisu B., Derese T., Lemlem A., Hana Y., Fisseha Z., 2023, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

References

  • Derese Teshome, Agricultural extension and communication Director at EIAR, +2510911744540, derese06@yahoo.co.uk
  • Addisu Bezabih, Agricultural extension and communication Director at EIAR, +251917827033, addisubz@gmail.com

Occupational Field

Rural Development and Agricultural Extension

Personal Information

  • Passport Number: EP6330466
  • Date of Birth: 09/21/93
  • Gender: Female
  • Nationality: Ethiopian

Languages

Amharic
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2

Certification

Rural E-commerce of Belt and Road countries in 2025, China

Food system: The challenge of changing the global environment in 2025, Mahidol University, Thailand

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Agricultural Extension and Gender (Researcher)

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)
11.2015 - Current

Master of science - Food Security And Developmental Studies

Addis Ababa University

Bachelor of Science - Rural Development and Agricultural Extension

University of Gondar
Hana Taddese