Kedir Jemal

Kedir is an associate professor of agricultural economics and dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, with over 16 years of academic and research expertise. His research interest areas include ecological economics, climate change, ecosystems, biodiversity, sustainability, food security, efficiency, poverty, and inequality of opportunity.

1. 2026. Abdurezak, F., Haji, J., Jemal, K. et al. Determinants of households’ willingness to participate in the green legacy initiative program for tree planting in eastern Ethiopia. Discov Environ 4, 71 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44274-026-00576-9

2. 2026. F. Abdurezak, J. Haji, K. Jemal, B. Ahmed, M. Sileshi. (2026). Adoption and intensity of climate-smart agriculture practices: The case of smallholder farmers in East Hararghe Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, Climate Smart Agriculture, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csag.2026.100100.

3. 2026. Ibrahim, K. J. (2026). A socioecological system approach to analyzing the impact of rangeland enclosures in Somaliland. Sustainable Environment, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/27658511.2025.2602972

4. 2025. Jafer Mume Ahmed, Jema Haji, Moti Jaleta, Kedir Jemal. (2025). Drought and consumption impact of climate-smart-agricultural practices adoption in drought prone area of Eastern Hararghe, Ethiopia, Agricultural Water Management,318, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2025.109681

5. 2025. Ahmed, J.M., Haji, J., Jaleta, M. Kedir, J. (2025). Consumption expenditure effects of adoption against drought tragedy in drought prone area of Eastern Hararghe, Ethiopia. Discov Food 5, 212. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44187-025-00489-1

6. 2024. Jemal, K. (2024).Comparing the Effects of Public and Private Rangeland Enclosures on Pastoralists in Somaliland: ISE Policy Brief No. 2 https://ruc.dk/forskning-paa-institut-samfundsvidenskab-og-erhverv#accordion-Policy-Briefs

7. 2024. Ahmed, J.M., Haji, J., Jaleta, M. and Kedir J. (2024). Poverty and resilience impacts of conservation agriculture adoption against climatic-shocks in Eastern Ethiopia. Discov Agric 2, 80 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44279-024-00087-2

8. 2024. Mustefa Bati Geda, Jema Haji, Kedir Jemal & Fresenbet Zeleke. (2024). Household-level vulnerability and resilience to climate change in wheat producing farmers of Arsi Zone, Ethiopia, Sustainable Environment, 10:1, 2378538, DOI: 10.1080/27658511.2024.2378538: https://doi.org/10.1080/27658511.2024.2378538

9. 2024. Geda, M.B., Haji, J., Jemal, K. et al. (2024). Determinants of adoption of climate-smart agricultural technologies in wheat production in Arsi Zone, Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Discov Food 4, 8 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44187-024-00077-9.

10. 2024.Mustefa Bati Geda, Jema Haji Mohammed, Kedir Jemal Ibrahim& Fresenbet Zeleke Abshiro. (2024). Determinants of household-level food and nutrition security in wheat farmers of Arsi Zone, Ethiopia, Cogent Food & Agriculture, 10:1, 2301635, DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2301635. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.230163

12. 2023.Abdi Mohammed, Jema Haji, Kedir Jemal and Ketema Bekele.2023. Analysis of Eco-efficiency and its determinants among Smallholder Vegetable Producers in Eastern Ethiopia. The Open Agriculture Journal. 1874-3315/23. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/18743315-v17-230727-2023-76

13. 2023. Abdi Mohammed, Jema Haji, Kedir Jemal and Ketema Bekele. (2023). Determination of Adoption of Sustainable Intensification Practices: The Case of Smallholder Vegetable Farmers in East Hararghe Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. The Saybold Report.  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377158618._

14. 2017. Kedir Jemal and Legesse, B, Haji, J and M Ketema. (2017). “Multidimensional Poverty in Pastoral Areas: The Case of Somali and Afar Regional States, Ethiopia”, American International Journal of Contemporary Research 7(1). http://www.aijcrnet.com/journals/Vol_7_No_1_March_2017/6.pdf

15. 2016, Kedir Jemal and Legesse, B, Haji, J and M Ketema. (2016). “Inequality of Opportunities in Pastoral and Agro-Pastoral Areas of Ethiopia”, East African Journal of Social Science and Humanities 1(2):133-150.  https://doi.org/10.20372/eajssh.v1i2.485

• 2025, TAGDev 2.0 AGRA, Agrifood System and Capacity Building Project, 1 million USD, Researcher
• 2024, Co-producing Knowledge on Sustainable Development through Case-based Pedagogy, 75,000 Euro, Member of the research team at Haramaya
• 2023, Pastoralist Climate Change Resilience in Somaliland (PACCS), 1.6 million USD, PI for 2 sub-projects in 2 different phases

• CAPI742 Economics of Climate Change 2026 PhD Climate Smart Agriculture & Biodiversity
• PPM 8221 Project Monitoring and Evaluation 2026 MSc
• AGEC 751 Economics of Climate Change, 2025 PhD in Agricultural Economics
• BdEM 5131 Agro-biodiversity, Climate Change and Food Security, 2024, MSc in Climate-Smart Agriculture & Biodiversity
• BBdEM-5141 Institution and Policy for Biodiversity Management, 2023 MSc Climate-Smart Agriculture & Biodiversity
• AGEC 751 Economics of Climate Change 2023 PhD in Agricultural Economics
• AGEC 751 Economics of Climate Change 2023 PhD
• REDB 732 Natural Resource Policy and Institutions 2023 PhD, Range Ecology
• AgEc 701 Advanced Research Methodology 2021 PhD
• Project Procurement Management 2022 MSc
• Project Cost Management 2020 MSc
• Project Risk Management 2019 MSc

• Jema Haji, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Haramaya University, P.O.Box 138, Dire Dawa, Haramaya, Ethiopia, +251911780518, jemmahaji@gmail.com
• Mustefe Khadar, Consultant and Director of Postgraduate, Amoud University, Hargeisa, Somaliland, +252634466374, mustafekhd@gmail.com
• Nasir Ali, Consultant and Director, Laas Geel Academy of International Relations, Hargeisa, Somaliland, +252634420850, nasirmali@yahoo.co.uk