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In this paper, I employed the Propensity Score Matching (PSM) through <em>psmatch2<\/em> algorithm.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Very good knowledge on using <strong>LimDep and Nlogit<\/strong> to analyze non-market goods and services: for example, I used Nlogit to analyze the willingness to pay (WTP) for agricultural advisory services (AASs). In particular, through Discrete Choice Experiments (DCEs), I assessed the WTP for attributes describing improved AASs (see <a href=\"http:\/\/eprints-phd.biblio.unitn.it\/1494\/\">http:\/\/eprints-phd.biblio.unitn.it\/1494\/<\/a> ).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Very good knowledge on operating systems: Windows, McIntosh (Apple Ipad, MacBook)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Very good knowledge on MS-office (word, excel, powerpoint, publisher, etc)<\/span><\/p>","_id":"h7m1qzw"},{"tab_title":"List of publication:","tab_content":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sisay Bedeke, Wouter Vanhove, <strong>Muluken Gezahegn<\/strong>, Kolandavel Natarajan, and Patrick Van Damme. 2018. Adoption of climate change adaptation strategies by maize-dependent smallholders in Ethiopia. <em>NJAS-Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.njas.2018.09.001\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.njas.2018.09.001<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Wordofa, M.G.<\/strong>, Sassi, M. (2018). Smallholder Farmers\u2019 Participation in Agricultural Training and Demonstration in Ethiopia: Implications for Inclusive Targeting by Agricultural Extension Services.\u00a0<em>International Journal of Agricultural Science, Research and Technology in Extension and Education Systems<\/em>, 8(3), 85-90.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sisay B. Bedeke, Wouter Vanhove, <strong>Muluken G. Wordofa<\/strong>, Kolandavel Natarajan, and Patrick Van Damme. 2018. Vulnerability to climate change among maize-dependent smallholders in three districts of Ethiopia. <em>Environment, Development and Sustainability<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10668-018-0215-y\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10668-018-0215-y<\/a> Springer Netherlands. Print ISSN 1387-585X. Online ISSN 1573-2975.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sisay B. Bedeke, Wouter Vanhove, <strong>Muluken G. Wordofa<\/strong>, Kolandavel Natarajan, and Patrick Van Damme. 2018. Perception of and response to climate change by maize-dependent smallholders. <em>Climate Research<\/em>, 75 (3): 261-275. Print ISSN: 0936-577X; Online ISSN: 1616-1572. DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3354\/cr01524\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3354\/cr01524<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Wordofa, M.G.<\/strong> and Sassi, M. 2018. Impact of Farmers\u2019 Training Centers on Household Income: Evidence from Propensity Score Matching in Eastern Ethiopia. <em>Social Sciences, <\/em>7 (1): 1 \u2013 12. doi:<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.3390\/socsci7010004\">10.3390\/socsci7010004<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Muluken Gezahegn Wordofa<\/strong>, Roberta Raffaelli, and Sandra Notaro. 2018. Smallholder Farmers\u2019 Willingness to Pay for Improved Agricultural Advisory Services: Evidence from best-worst choice experiments in eastern Ethiopia. \u00a0Proceedings of the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Annual Professional Conference of the Ethiopian Society of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension. 29-30 December 2016. EIRA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Abadi, T., <strong>Gezahegn, M.<\/strong> and Teklehaimanot, A. 2017. Analysis of Factors Affecting Adoption of Exotic Chicken Breed Production in North Western Zone of Tigray, Ethiopia. <em>Int. Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management<\/em>, 5 (11): 127 \u2013 137.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kihoma, L., <strong>Wordofa, M.G.<\/strong> and Mvena, Z.S.K. 2017. The Contribution of Mobile Money Transfer in Marketing Agricultural Products of Women Involved in Agribusiness in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania (paper under review)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Wordofa, M.G.<\/strong> and Sassi, M. 2014. \u2018Examining Smallholder Farmers\u2019 Intensity of Participation in On-farm Agricultural Advisory Services: a Case Study in Haramaya District, Eastern Ethiopia\u2019. NAF International Working Paper Series Paper No. 14\/9. Pavia: Natural Resources, Agricultural Development and Food Security International Research Network (NAF-IRN).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Wordofa, M.G.<\/strong> and Sassi, M. 2014. \u2018Improving Smallholder Farmers\u2019 Income through Farmer Training Centers: an Impact Evaluation in Haramaya District, Ethiopia\u2019. NAF International Working Paper Series Paper No. 14\/7. Pavia: Natural Resources, Agricultural Development and Food Security International Research Network (NAF-IRN).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Wordofa, M.G.<\/strong> (2011). Forest Extension Service Delivery: Implications for Participatory Forest Management (PFM). Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. M\u00fcller GmbH &amp; Co. KG.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Wordofa, M.G.<\/strong> (2011). <em>Forest and Livelihoods in Developing Countries: Towards Sustainable Tropical Forest Management and Conservation<\/em>. Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. M\u00fcller GmbH &amp; Co. KG.<\/span><\/p>","_id":"b2kiirf"},{"tab_title":"Other Contributions in Conferences, Workshops, Training:","tab_content":"<ol><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Rapporteur<\/strong> for the Session \u201cInnovative Institutional Arrangements and Practices for Enhancing Resilience\u201d on the National Workshop on Building Resilience and Reducing Vulnerability in Moisture Stress Areas through Climate Smart Technologies and Innovative Practices. Hosted by Haramaya University in Collaboration with ZOA Relief | Hope | Recovery (15 \u2013 16 January 2016 at Haramaya University Resource Center)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Chairperson<\/strong>, March 8 (2016) Panel Discussion: Gender and Nutrition at Haramaya University<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Moderator<\/strong>, Workshop on Livestock Market System Challenges: from a Policy Perspective. 22 June 2016. Nogob Hotel, Jigjiga, Ethiopia.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Introductory Remarks, Mid-career Supervised Enterprise Projects (SEPs) Workshop. 8-9 Feb. 2016. Haramaya University, Ethiopia<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Key Note Speaker and Panelist<\/strong>. National Technology Dissemination Workshop. Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute (EEFRI). 19-20 Dec. 2016. Dire International Hotel, Adama.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Panelist<\/strong>, Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute. National Technology Dissemination Workshop. Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute (EEFRI). 19-20 Dec. 2016. Dire International Hotel, Adama.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>External Evaluator, <\/strong>Research Project Proposals and Reports, Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute (EEFRI). (date). EEFRI Main Campus, Addis Ababa.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Participation in Conferences and Workshops<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>2017<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">6<sup>th<\/sup> Biennial Conference of the Ethiopian Horticultural Sciences Society (EHSS). Theme \"Resilient Horticulture: Driver for Development and Environmental Sustainability\". 19-20 May 2017. Haramaya University, Ethiopia<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">International Conference on Enhancing Pastoralists' Livelihood and Resilience through Market Expansion. 17-18 March 2017. Haramaya University, Ethiopia<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">25<sup>th<\/sup> Jubilee Anniversary of the Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP). Theme 'Livestock - A Driver for Economic Development'. 24-25 Aug. 2017. Haramaya University<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mid-career Supervised Enterprise Projects (SEPs) Workshop. 05-Jul-17. Samara University, Ethiopia<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>2016<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">International Workshop on Camel Dairy Technologies. 7 \u2013 8 July 2016, Ras Hotel, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">33<sup>rd<\/sup> Annual Research and Extension Review Workshop. 21 \u2013 23 April 2016. Haramaya University, Ethiopia.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Workshop on Supervised Enterprise Project (SEP) Thesis Report and Proposal Presentation. Organized by Bahir Dar University and Sasakawa Africa Fund for Extension Education (SAFE). 23-24 Feb. 2016. Jacaranda Hotel, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">International Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture. Hosted by Haramaya University, Department of Statistics. 25 \u2013 27 March 2016. HU Resource Center<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">National Conference on Agricultural Value Chains for Food Security and Pro-poor Development. 16-17 Dec. 2016. Haramaya University, Ethiopia<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The 5<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Conference on Eastern Ethiopia Economic Development. Organized by Ethiopian Economic Association (EEA), College of Business and Economics (Haramaya University). 26 Nov. 2016. Haramaya University<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Farmers' and Researchers' Field Day. Organized by the Office of the Vice-President for Research Affairs. 13 Oct. 2016. Haramaya University<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>2015<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2<sup>nd<\/sup> Annual Professional Conference of the Ethiopian Society of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension (ESRDAE). Theme: <em>The Role of Agricultural Extension in Sustainable Agricultural Development<\/em>. 11 \u2013 12 October 2015, Hilton Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) Second Africa Wide Agricultural Extension Week, 2015. <em>I: \u201cReinvigorating Extension Services for Market-led Agriculture<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><sup><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/sup><\/a> within the Context of the Malabo Declaration\u201d<\/em>. Hosted by Ministry of Agriculture, Ethiopia. 12 \u2013 16 October 2015, Hilton Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Integrated Seed System Development (ISSD) Oromia East Unit Regional Workshop. 27 Oct. 2015 (HU, Ethiopia)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>2014<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Italian Economic Association. 55th Annual Conference. Department of Economics and Management, University of Trento. Trento, Italy. (23-25 Oct. 2014).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>2013<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Conference on Structural Change and Growth and Employment Challenges in the Advanced Economics. By Prof. Michael Spence (Nobel Prize for Economics 2001). Trento, Italy. (8 Feb. 2013).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>2012<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Seminar on The Arab Uprisings: Political Islam and the Arab Uprisings. The case of the Lybian Uprising \u2013 the experience of an Italian Diplomat. By Profs. Massimiliano Lagi, Massimo Campanini, and Sara Lorenzini. School of International Studies, University of Trento. Trento, Italy. (8 May 2012).<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Workshop on The Democratization of the European Polity \u2013 Regress or Under-exploited Potential. Speakers: Profs. William Outhwaite, Simona Piattoni, and Jiri Priban. Trento, Italy. (5 June 2012).<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Summer School in Development Economics. Organized by The Italian Development Economist Association (IDEAS), the Departments of Economics of the Universities of Salerno, Trento and Verona. Ascea, Italy. (18-22 June 2012).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>2011<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/openloc.unitn.it\/page\/?\/workshops\/id\/11\">OPENLOC Workshop on Knowledge and Production Networks for Sustainable Local Development<\/a>. Centro Congressi Panorama, Strada alla Funivia, 66, 38123 Sardagna, Trento, Italy. (12 Dec. 2011).<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Seminar on Business Environment in Russian Regions. By Prof. Victoria Petrova. Trento, Italy. (26 Oct. 2011).<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Workshop on Deliberative Politics, Local Democracy and Social Implications. By Profs. Gyorgy Lengyel and John McGowan. Trento, Italy. (25 Oct 2011).<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Seminar on Integrating the SME Sector with the Market: Assisting the Private Sector for Local Development. By Prof. Sirimal Abeyratne. Trento, Italy. (2011).<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Seminar on Family Business Development: A Theoretical Overview and Empirical Evidence: the Case of Poland). By Prof. Jan Jezak (University of Lodz, Poland). Trento, Italy. (2011).<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Project Proposal Writing Workshop. Organized by College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences of Haramaya University and Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM). 26-27 Sep. 2011 (HU, Ethiopia)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a>Agriculture includes crop and livestock farming, pastoralism, fisheries and all other value chain actors in the innovation system.<\/span><\/p>","_id":"wytf09p"}],"title_color":"#38afe2","title_typography_typography":"custom","title_typography_font_size":{"unit":"px","size":16}},"elements":[],"widgetType":"toggle"}],"isInner":false}],"isInner":false},{"id":"0pwcbvm","elType":"section","settings":[],"elements":[{"id":"9rwtgad","elType":"column","settings":{"_column_size":100,"_inline_size":null},"elements":[{"id":"yfm8ydu","elType":"widget","settings":{"editor":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>About The Theme<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lack of relevant knowledge, technologies, and innovations as well as poor dissemination and adoption of existing ones are a major constraint to development in Ethiopia. This is basically attributed to inefficiencies in taking research results to socio-economic outcomes. Other studies have identified \u2018knowledge gap\u2019 which is due to failure to produce the requisite critical number of skilled innovators and capacity development for technology and knowledge generation and dissemination.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Theme-5-Description.pdf\">For Details, click Here<\/a><\/u><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Theme-V-2019-Research-Priorities.pdf\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Research priorities 2019<\/a><\/u><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><u style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; color: #444444;\"><a style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; color: #444444;\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017-Theme-V-Priority-research-areas.pdf\">Research Priorities 201<\/a>8<\/u><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017-Theme-V-Priority-research-areas.pdf\"><u>Research Priorities 2017<\/u><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2016-Theme-V-Priority-research-areas.pdf\"><u>Research Priorities 2016<\/u><\/a><\/p>","text_color":"#000000"},"elements":[],"widgetType":"text-editor"}],"isInner":false}],"isInner":false}]