Projects at Hawassa: CLIFOOD

Research projects at Hawassa University

Phase I
Phase II

No	Title	Supervisor	Scholar
1	Agricultural intensification for improving soil health, enhancing food security and climate change adaptation in Southern Ethiopia	Asst. Prof. Dr. Girma Abera Jibat	Tigist Yimer Belete
2	Seed regeneration of invasive species: germination ecophysiology and woody vegetation encroachment processes in Borana, southern Ethiopia	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tesfaye Abebe Amdie	Teshome Abate Beza
3	Effect of dietary interventions in climate sensitive agriculture target villages in Southern Ethiopia on micronutrient status of mothers and children	Assist. Prof. Dr. Samson Gebremedhin Gebreselassie	Dagem Alemayehu Ayele
4	Assessing the feeding values of potential local feed resources with low enteric methane emission in vivo for improved livestock productivity and sustainable food security in Ethiopia	Prof. Dr. Aberra Melesse Ayenew	Assefa Tadesse Bikila
5	Challenges, opportunities and adaptation strategies of sorghum production under climate change in southern Ethiopia	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Walelign Worku Ayele	Abera Habte Desta
6	Grain Legumes for Climate Change and Food Security	Assist. Prof. Dr. Tarekegn Yoseph Samago	Tewodros Ayalew Dejene
7	Agrobiodiversity and seed systems of indigenous root and tuber crops in Ethiopia: biological and social adaptive capacity of smallholder farming systems	Assist. Prof. Dr. Meseret Tessema Terfa Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Asfaw	Dr. Temesgen Magule Olango
8	Production, reproduction and adaptation traits of the Boran cattle breeds under changing climate in the lowlands of Ethiopia	Prof. Dr. Adugna Tolera Yadeta Dr. Simret Betsa Dr. Sintayehu Yigrem	Dr. Merga Bayssa Becho

No	Title	Supervisor	Scholar
1	Effect of climate change and weather variability on child nutrition and health in Ethiopia	Assist. Prof. Dr. Samson Gebremedhin Gebreselassie	Derese Tamiru Desta
2	Possibilities for raising wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) productivity to improve food security under climate change	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Walelign Worku Ayele	Abate Feyissa Senbeta
3	Mining natural variation for improvement of Plectranthus edulis/yam: analysis of genetic diversity and selection on phenotypes and genes for yield, stress resistance and ecological adaptation	Assist. Prof. Dr. Meseret Tessema Terfa	Dejene Bekele Dibaba
4	Isolation and characterization of n-fixing and phosphate solubilizing bacteria from grain legumes: for sustainable nutrient management and crop productivity during the era of climate change	Assist. Prof. Dr. Tarekegn Yoseph Samago	Adishiwot Wendimu Dejene
5	Study on soil fertility, nutrient balances and biological N-fixation under contrasting soil pH and cropping systems in southern Ethiopia	Asst. Prof. Dr. Girma Abera Jibat	Tadele Etefa Geremu
6	Validating the potentials of unconventional feeds on meat and egg production and qualities of poultry for enhances food security through supply of high value protein in Ethiopia	Prof. Dr. Aberra Melesse Ayenew	Kibru Beriso Tungamo
7	Evaluation of the feeding value, tannin deactivation, anti-parasitic effects and methane emission reduction potential of selected browse and/or herbaceous legume species fed to sheep/goats in Ethiopia	Prof. Dr. Adugna Tolera Yadeta	Sisay Belete Asefa
8	Inter- and transdisciplinary data center to improve agricultural practice and management, and to predict extreme events	Prof. Dr. Tesfaye Abebe Amdie Prof. Dr. Volker Wulfmeyer	Dr. Abebe Kebede Habtegabriel
9	Best practices and perspectives for scaling up agricultural innovations based on the CLIFOOD research results	Prof. Dr. Tesfaye Abebe, Prof. Dr. Frank Rasche	Dr. Hirut Getachew Feleke