Externally Funded Research and Projects

No. Title PI Fund Source Year
1 Impact of technology input on agricultural productivity: case of development of portable potato digger. Amansis Teshome Shayashone PLC
2 Integration of technology for rice: Threshing, Dehuller and cleaning innovation. Megersa Dereje Shayashone PLC
3 Development and Delivery of Bio-fortified Crops at Scale (DDBIO),
4 Participatory action research for enhanced food security and climate resilience in the dryland of Ethio-Somali Region (PAR 4 Food Security and Climate Resilience)
5 Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance network.
6 Four Tier Nutrition, Food, and Post-harvest Technology Assessment
7 Strengthening the agri-food system for safe and healthy diet
8 Identification of BMPs for Stormwater Management in Dire Dawa City using hydrologic and hydrodynamic modeling approach (2021 to 2023) Dr. Asfaw Kebede National Project 2021–2023
9 Urban water Resilience for Dire Dawa City Administration, 2022. Dr. Asfaw Kebede National Project 2022
10 Identifying and list of 10 priority projects/city for Dire Dawa and development of city profile document, 2023 Dr. Asfaw Kebede National Project 2023
11 AU-ETH Geophysics Project with Aarhus University, December 16,2024 Dr. Asfaw Kebede International Project 2024
12 A Consultancy Service entitled “Developing an Urban Water Resilience Action plan with the city of Dire Dawa in close partnership with WRIs African team from September 1,2021 to 28 February 2022. Dr. Asfaw Kebede International Project 2021–2022
13 A Consultancy service on “Multi-level action dialogues for Urban Water Resilience in Ethiopia” commissioned by the Water Resilience Institute (WRI)” from August 1, 2023 to May 30, 2024. Dr. Asfaw Kebede National Project 2023–2024
14 Endorsement and Cosigning of Project agreement Document titled “Establishment and Supporting STEM centers to strengthen Science Instruction with hands on Enrichment” 2021 Dr. Asfaw Kebede National Project 2021
15 “Capacity Development for Strengthening Drought Resilience in the Ethiopia Lowland (CD-SDR III),2021 Dr. Asfaw Kebede International Project 2021
16 A consultancy works on “Identifying and List of Eight priority Projects for Dire Dawa City for WRI to review/shortlist with local Partners” from 13 February to March 15, 2023. Dr. Asfaw Kebede 2023
17 Scaling Urban NbS for Climate Adaptation in Sub Saharan Africa (SUNCASA), 2024 Dr. Asfaw Kebede International Project 2024
18 Evaluation and Documentation of Experiences in the Implementation of DVRPU Approach and Development of Knowledge Products Dr. Asfaw Kebede International Project
19 Rapid Groundwater Resource Mapping for IWRM in Ethiopia, 2025-2029 Dr. Asfaw Kebede 2025–2029
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