Wogayehu Melesse

Wogayehu Melesse, M.Sc.


Current affiliation: South Agriculture Research Institute , Ethiopia

Research Interests:

Public Finance, Applied Economics, Political Economy

  • Wogayehu Abele is a researcher in the South Agricultural Research Institute which is the regional arm of the noble Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research.

  • She has over a decade of experience in research with roles focusing on food security, value chain studies, environmental economics, policy economics and gender.

  • Wogayehu has also led the institute's Gender Research and Agricultural Economics directorate for three years. Currently she is pursuing a PhD in economics and her current study deals with the public finance policy of Ethiopia and private sector.

  • She is also an alumnus of YALI and belongs to national and international professional associations.