{"id":2756,"date":"2025-08-20T14:25:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T14:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/caes\/?page_id=2756"},"modified":"2025-08-29T13:51:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T13:51:03","slug":"sime-shiferaw-tefera-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/caes\/sime-shiferaw-tefera-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Sime Shiferaw Tefera Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t Sime Shiferaw Tefera Profile\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tCURRICULUM VITAE\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/caes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Sime-Shiferaw-Tefera.jpg\" alt=\"Sime Shiferaw Tefera\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"591\" width=\"449\" title=\"Sime Shiferaw Tefera\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t\u2705 Personal Information\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\n  <strong>Name:<\/strong> Sime Shiferaw Tefera<br \/>\n  <strong>Nationality:<\/strong> Ethiopian<br \/>\n  <strong>Gender:<\/strong> Male<br \/>\n  <strong>Date of Birth:<\/strong> 17 April 1983<br \/>\n  <strong>Place of Birth:<\/strong> Arsi, Ethiopia<br \/>\n  <strong>Profession:<\/strong> Assistant Professor and Researcher at Haramaya University, Ethiopia<br \/>\n  <strong>Languages:<\/strong> English, Afan Oromo (native), Amharic<br \/>\n  <strong>Current Address:<\/strong> Haramaya University, Ethiopia<br \/>\n  <strong>Telephone (Mobile):<\/strong> <a href=\"tel:+251911967810\">+251 911 967 810<\/a><br \/>\n  <strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:simeroka@gmail.com\">simeroka@gmail.com<\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t\u2705 Current Position: \n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Assistant professor, researcher, and Leader of research thematic area (Institutions, Innovation Systems and Economic Development) at Haramaya University.<\/p>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\u2705 Education\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t<li>October 2018 \u2013 July 2023: PhD Student of Agricultural Economics at Haramaya University\n<\/li>\n<li>I completed course work that included \u2018Advanced Macroeconomics, Advanced Microeconomics, Advanced Econometrics, Institutional Economics, and Research Methods\u2019 among others.\n<\/li>\n<li>PhD dissertation topic: Participation in Agricultural Cooperatives and its Impact on Technology Adoption, Production Efficiency, Food Security and Income of Smallholder Malt Barley Farmers in Arsi Zone, Ethiopia.\n<p>Sept 2011 \u2013 June 2014: MSc in Agricultural and Applied Economics<\/p>\n<li>Collaborative Masters in Agricultural and Applied Economics (CMAAE): Egerton University, Kenya, (&#038; University of Pretoria, South Africa for course work of third semester at a shared facility under the collaborative program).\n<\/li>\n<li>Thesis title: \u201cDeterminants of Artificial Insemination Use by Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Lemu-Bilbilo District, Ethiopia\u201d.\n<\/li>\n<li>Sept. 2006 \u2013 Nov. 2009: BA in Economics at Haramaya University\n<\/li>\n<li>Essay title: \u201cImpact of Price Changes on Coffee Export of Ethiopia from 1980 to 2000\u201d\n<\/li>\n<li>Sept. 2000 \u2013 July 2002: Diploma in Animal Health at Addis Ababa University<br \/>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\u2705 Teaching &#038; Training Experience\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t<p>&#8211;\tI have an effective teaching and training experience during my stay in Haramaya University as technical assistant I, II, III in the School of Animal Science and as a lecturer and assistant professor in the School of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness. The courses I offered for undergraduate students of Agricultural Economics and other departments in the University include Microeconomics I and Microeconomics II, Mathematics for Economists, Introduction to Economics, Animal Health Economics, Farm Management and Economics of Agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\tCurrently, I am offering Microeconomics and Farm management courses for Agricultural Economics Program post-graduate students and also involved in advising Agricultural Economics, and Agribusiness and Value Chain Management MSc students in various areas of specialization including Value Chain Analysis, Marketing, Productivity and Efficiency, Adoption of technologies, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation related, Food System Transformation issues, and others. <\/p>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\u2705 Publications  \n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t1.\tSime Shiferaw, Jema Haji, Mengistu Ketema &#038; Million Sileshi. 2022 Technical, allocative and economic efficiency of malt barley producers in Arsi zone, Ethiopia. Cogent Food &#038; Agriculture, 8:1, 2115669, DOI: 10.1080\/23311932.2022.2115669.<br \/>\n2.\tSime S Tefera, Job K Lagat, and Hillary K Bett. 2014. Determinants of artificial insemination use by smallholder dairy farmers in Lemu-Bilbilo district, Ethiopia. International Journal of African and Asian Studies, (4):91-98.\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\u2705 Work Experience\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t<p>\t\u2705 <strong>July 2023 \u2013 Present<\/strong><\/p>\n<li>Assistant professor and researcher, and Head of the School of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Haramaya University. I am engaged in three university core mandates- teaching, conducting research, and involvement in community outreach and engagement activities in which smallholder farmers were targeted and addressed.<\/li>\n<p>\u2705 <strong>January 2014 \u2013 July 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<li>Lecturer and researcher in School of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Haramaya University.<\/li>\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Sept 2002 \u2013 September 2011 <\/strong><\/p>\n<li>Technical Assistant I, II &#038; III at School of Animal Sciences, Haramaya University.<\/li>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\u2705 Leadership Experience\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\u2705 <\/trong>\nNovember 2024 \u2013 Present<\/strong>\nLeader of research thematic area (Institutions, Innovation Systems and Economic Development) at Haramaya University.<br \/>\n\u2705 <strong><br \/>\nJanuary 2024 \u2013 November 2024<\/strong>\nHead of the School of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University.<br \/>\n\u2705 <strong><br \/>\nNovember 2016 \u2013 November 2018 <\/strong>\nCoordinator for Agribusiness and Value Chain Management Program, the School of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Haramaya University.<br \/>\n\u2705 <strong><br \/>\nTotal Years of Experience: 22 years <\/strong>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\u2705 Research Experience\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t&#8211;\tI did my PhD dissertation on Participation in Agricultural Cooperatives and its Impact on Technology Adoption, Production Efficiency, Food Security and Income of Smallholder Malt Barley Farmers in Arsi Zone, Ethiopia. In this research rigorous analysis of technology package adoption intensity, production efficiency, food security indicators and impact evaluation were made.<br \/>\n&#8211;\tMy MSc thesis was on adoption and intensity of adoption of agricultural technology.<br \/>\n&#8211;\tIn my stay at Haramaya University, I have been participating in different data collection surveys including data collected for CASCAPE (Haramaya University cluster project). I also analyzed three rounds of data for CASCAPE project.<br \/>\n&#8211;\tI advised and advising six MSc students and several undergraduate students on different research topics.\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\u2705 References\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<strong>1.\tJema Haji (PhD, Professor)<\/strong><br \/>\n         Address: Haramaya University,  P.O.Box. 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia<br \/>\nTelephone number: +251911780518      e-mail:  jemmahaji@gmail.com\n<strong>2.\tMengistu Ketema (PhD, Professor)<\/strong><br \/>\nAddress: Ethiopian Economics Association, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia<br \/>\nTelephone number: +251969141750      e-mail: mengistuket@gmail.com<br \/>\n<strong>3.\tMillion Sileshi (PhD, Associate Professor)<\/strong><br \/>\nAddress: Haramaya University,  P.O.Box. 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia<br \/>\nTelephone number: +251911481259     e-mail:  millionsileshi@gmail.com\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/caes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/CV-Sime-Shiferaw.docx\">ReadMore<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sime Shiferaw Tefera Profile CURRICULUM VITAE \u2705 Personal Information Name: Sime Shiferaw Tefera Nationality: Ethiopian Gender: Male Date of Birth: 17 April 1983 Place of Birth: Arsi, Ethiopia Profession: Assistant [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_edd_button_behavior":[],"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2756","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/caes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/caes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/caes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/caes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/caes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2756"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/caes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2769,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/caes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2756\/revisions\/2769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/caes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}