I am senior consultant in the area of livestock and natural resources management. By training: I have Bachelor degree in Animal Science; Masters degree in Forage Agronomy; and Post graduate certificate in Natural Resources and Environment. As a civil servant I have worked for the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture from the level of junior expert at the grass root level to the level of Director of livestock at the federal level. As livestock and natural resources management consultant, I have worked for different regional and international organizations including FAO, ADB and AU-IBAR (Inter Africa Bureau for animal resources).