Curriculum Vitae
1. PERSONAL DATA
Name: Fitsum Daniel
Nationality: Ethiopian
Date of Birth: June/1978
Place of Birth: Debre Birhan, Ethiopia
Sex: Male
Languages Spoken
English (Full professional proficiency)
Ahmaric (Native or bilingual proficiency)
Address:
E-mail: fitsum.daniel219@gmail.com
Phone: +251-0913 38 45 38
2. ACADEMIC TRAINING
Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Master of Science, 01/2010
Major: Economic Policy Analysis
Minor: Economics
Alemaya University of Agriculture, Alemaya, Ethiopia
Bachler of Science, 07/1998
Major: Agricultural Economics
Minor: Agriculture
Graduated with distinction
3. EXPERIENCE and TRAINING
3.1. EXPERIENCE
• Planning, monitoring & evaluation senior researcher at Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) from January 2004 to present.
• Plan & program expert at Debre Birhan Town Wereda Administration Office from May 2003 to January 2004.
• Plan & budget preparation expert at North Shoa Administrative Zone Cooperative Promotion Department from October 2000 to May 2002.
• Plan & program expert at North Shoa Administrative Zone Farmers’ Cooperative Promotion Office from March 1999 to October 2000.
3.2. TRAINING
Participated in an online training on Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere authorized by Google and offered through Coursera.
Participated in an online training on Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions authorized by Google and offered through Coursera.
Participated in an online training on Prepare Data for Exploration authorized by Google and offered through Coursera.
Participated in an online training on Process Data from Dirty to Clean authorized by Google and offered through Coursera.
Participated in an online training on Analyze Data to Answer Questions authorized by Google and offered through Coursera.
Participated in an online training on Share Data through the Art of Visualization authorized by Google and offered through Coursera.
Participating in an online training on Data Analysis with R Programming authorized by Google and offered through Coursera.
Participated in training on advanced excel for budget preparation, data management using STATA, impact evaluation using DREAM, economic surplus, RCT, PSM, ESR & Difference-in-Difference models & approaches from June 10 to 20, 2019 organized by Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) at Melkasa, Ethiopia.
Participated in training on panel data modelling & impact evaluation methods using STATA from June 14 to 23, 2017 organized by YOM Institute of Economic Development & Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Participated in training on program budget from December 12 to 22, 2016 organized by Ethiopian Civil Service University at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Participated in intermediate regression analysis using STATA training from June 27 to 29, 2016 organized by Research for Ethiopia’s Agricultural Policy (REAP) project of International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) & Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Participated in scientific paper writing, proposal writing & presentation training from April 18 to 20, 2016 organized by Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Participated in training workshop on econometric impact evaluation methods from November 23 to 25, 2015 organized by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) & Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Participated in training on development project planning & management from February 23 to 27, 2015 organized by Africa School of Project Management & Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) at Nairobi, Kenya.
Participated in training on econometric impact evaluation methods from November 26 to 28, 2014 organized by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Initiative for Impact Evaluation & Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI).
Participated in an online training on monitoring & evaluation of food & agriculture programs from September 22 to October 24, 2014 (for 30 hours learning time) organized by Food & Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) & International Training Centre (ITC-ILO).
Participated in training on project cycle management from August 25 to 29, 2014 organized by USAID/CIAFS (Capacity to Improve Agriculture & Food Security) at Hawassa, Ethiopia.
Participated in project planning, implementation, monitoring & evaluation training from February 24 to March 7, 2014 organized by Ethiopian Management Institute at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Participated in a write shop & gender policy validation workshop from November 5 to 8, 2013 organized by Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in East & Central Africa (ASARECA) Gender Mainstreaming Unit at Entebbe, Uganda.
Participated in training on gender responsive budgeting from April 23 to 25, 2013 organized by Ministry of Finance & Economic Cooperation (MOFEC) at Bishofitu, Ethiopia.
Participated in training on design & analysis of experimental data using SAS from May 16 to 21, 2011 organized by Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Participated in monitoring & evaluation training of trainers workshop from September 6 to 10, 2010 organized by Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in East & Central Africa (ASARECA) M & E Unit at Nairobi, Kenya.
Participated in participatory rural appraisal training from November 29 to December 7, 1999 organized by Food & Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) & Amhara National Regional State Integrated Food Security Office at Debre Birhan, Ethiopia.
4. PUBLICATIONS
4.1. BOOKS
• Daniel F. (2018). Impact of Improved Wheat Varieties Adoption on Productivity: Ethiopia. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Beau Bassin. ISBN: 978-613-7-42438-4.
• Daniel F. and Belay B. (2018). Impact of Improved Wheat Varieties & Information's Adoption on Productivity in Ethiopia. GRIN Publishing, Munich. ISBN: 9783668808096.
4.2. JOURNAL ARTICLES
• Daniel F. (2021). Impact of Improved Maize Technology Package on Maize Yield Growth of Major Maize Growing Regions of Ethiopia. Innovative Systems Design and Engineering, Vol. 12(1), pp. 1 – 8, January, 2021.
• Daniel F. (2021). Impact of Fertilizer on Maize Yield Growth: Disparity among Agro Ecological Zones of Ethiopia. Global Scientific Journals, Vol. 9(1), pp. 101 – 107, January, 2021.
• Bezabeh E., Daniel F. and Belay B. (2021). Difference in Impact of Organic and/or Inorganic Fertilizer Application with Row Planting on Maize Yield Growth among Major Maize Growing Agro-Ecological Zones of Ethiopia. Global Scientific Journals, Vol. 9(1), pp. 240 – 246, January, 2021.
• Daniel F. (2020). Impact of Improved Technology Package Adoption on Maize Yield Growth in Ethiopia: Conditional Differences in Differences Approach Application. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, Vol. 11(23), pp. 1 – 9, December, 2020.
• Daniel F. (2020). Impact of Fertilizer on Maize Yield Growth in Ethiopia: The Implementation of the Difference-in-Differences Matching Estimator. Journal of Natural Sciences Research, Vol. 11(21), pp. 40 – 47, November, 2020.
• Daniel F. (2020). Differential Impact of Organic and/or Inorganic Fertilizer Application with Row Planting on Maize Yield Growth of Major Maize Growing Regions of Ethiopia. Journal of Natural Sciences Research, Vol. 11(21), pp. 1 – 8, November, 2020.
• Daniel F. (2020). Fertilizer Adoption Impact on Maize Yield Growth: Disparity among Major Maize Growing Administrative Regions of Ethiopia. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, Vol. 11(19), pp. 44 – 55, June, 2020.
• Belay B., Daniel F. and Bezabeh E. (2019). Impact of Improved Wheat Technology Package Adoption on Productivity in Ethiopia. Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol. 9(1), pp. 076 – 085, March, 2019.
• Bezabeh E., Belay B. and Daniel F. (2019). Analysis of Eucalyptus Role in the Livelihoods of Ethiopian Rural Households. International Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science, Vol. 6(1), pp. 481-486, March, 2019.
• Daniel F. (2018). Impact of Improved Wheat Varieties Adoption on Productivity: Disparity among Agro-ecological Zones of Ethiopia. Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol. 8(9), pp. 179 – 196, September, 2018.
• Daniel F. and Belay B. (2018). Impact of Improved Wheat Varieties & Information's Adoption on Productivity: Disparity among the Major Administrative Regions of Ethiopia. Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol. 8(10), pp. 266 – 276, November, 2018.
• Belay B. and Daniel F. (2018). Effect of Improved Agricultural Information & Technologies Adoption on Productivity: The Case of Wheat in Ethiopia. Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol. 8(4), pp. 082 – 089, April, 2018.
• Haregewoin T., Belay B., Bezabeh E., Kelemu K., Hailu D. and Daniel F. (2018). Impact of Improved Wheat Variety on Productivity in Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol. 8(4), pp. 074 – 081, April, 2018.
• Daniel F. (2017). Impact of Improved Wheat Varieties Adoption on Productivity: Disparity among the Major Administrative Regions of Ethiopia. Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol. 7(10), pp. 294 – 303, December, 2017.
• Kelemu K., Haregewoin T. and Daniel F. (2016). Impact of Radio on Technical Efficiency of Farmers: The Case of Wheat Producing Farmers in Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Applied Sciences and Technology, Vol. 7(1), pp. 68 – 82, 2016.
• Bezabeh E., Haregewoin T., Haile giorgis D., Daniel F. and Belay B. (2015). Change and Growth Rate Analysis in Area, Yield and Production of Wheat in Ethiopia. Research Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Management, Vol. 4(4), pp. 189-191, April, 2015.
5. ACHIVEMENTS/RESULTS
Generate implementable solutions for different systemic problems of the sector in which I am primarily working.
Guide and capacitate the junior staff of the directorate in which I am primarily working.
Effective documentation of institutional top management decisions.
6. REFEREES
o Moti Jaleta (Ph.D), Agricultural Economist, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), ILRI Shola Campus, P.O.Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. E-mail: M.Jaleta@cgiar.org, tel: +251 (0) 116172309 skype: motijd cel: +251(0) 911773219.
o Solomon Assefa (Ph.D), Wheat Commodity Specialist, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). E-mail: S.Assefa@cgiar.org, cel: +201063608333.
o Dereje Fekadu, Senior Researcher, Holeta Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), P.O.Box 31,Holetta, Ethiopia. E-mail: drjfekadu@gmail.com, cel: +251941225025.
I certify that the above statements are true and correct
Name: Fitsum Daniel
Sign.
Date: 06/23/2022
