Girma Tesfahun Kassie

Principal Agricultural Market Economist at ICARDA; International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

Girma Tesfahun Kassie has a diverse work experience in the field of agricultural economics. Girma Tesfahun started their career in 2009 at CIMMYT as a Valuation Economist, where they worked until 2013. Following that, they joined ICARDA in 2014 and held multiple roles, including Senior Scientist - Agricultural Marketing and Senior Agricultural Market Economist. Girma Tesfahun'smost recent position at ICARDA was as the Principal Agricultural Market Economist. In 2023, Girma Tesfahun Kassie joined Debre Markos University as an Adjunct Professor of Agricultural Economics.

Girma Tesfahun Kassie completed a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in World Food Economics (Valuation) from the University of Kiel, Germany from 2005 to 2008. Additionally, from 2021 to 2022, Girma pursued a Postgraduate Certificate (Masters 2nd Cycle Degree) in Applied Econometrics from The University of Lancaster, UK.

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  • Principal Agricultural Market Economist

    January, 2021 - present