Asfaw Adugna

Asfaw Adugna

Maize Breeder, Advanta Seed International, Adama, Ethiopia

Biography
Dr Asfaw has BSc in Plant Production and Dryland Farming from Hawassa University in Ethiopia in 1997, MSc in Plant Breeding and Genetics from Punjab Agricultural University in India in 2002, and PhD in Biology (applied genetics) from Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia sandwiched with The Ohio State University in the USA for part of his thesis research. He was also a visiting scientist at OSU during 2009/10 and in 2012. Currently, he is working for Advanta Seeds International as a sorghum breeder for Africa, based in Ethiopia.