Department: Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management

Publications
1. Tsega L, Tewodros T, and Sintayehu Y (2017). Determinants of Participation in Milk Value Addition by Dairy Producers in Asella Milk-Shed, Ethiopia. Journal of Science & Development 5(1). https://journals.hu.edu.et/hu-journals/index.php/agvs/article/view/103/71
2. Berhanu D, Mequanent M, Biruk F, Ermias M, Tsega L (2018). Analysis of Rural Households’ Mobile Phone Utilization Decision for Rural Innovation Services in Gomma Woreda, Southwest Ethiopia. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, ISSN 2222-1700 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2855 (Online). Vol.9, No.21. https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JEDS/article/view/45211/46654
3. Berhanu D, Mequanent M, Biruk F, Ermias M, Tsega L (2020). Assessment of rural households’ mobile phone usage status for rural innovation services in Gomma Woreda, Southwest Ethiopia. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 6:1, 1728083, 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2020.1728083 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/23311932.2020.1728083
4. Hailemariam L, Yadeta B, Mulubrihan B, Tsega L (2020). Technical efficiency of smallholder honey farmers in Jimma zone, Ethiopia. RUDN Journal of Economics, 2020 Vol. 28 No. 1 7–22, https://doi.org/10.22363/2313-2329-2020-28-1-7-22 https://journals.rudn.ru/economics/article/view/23489/18105

Research Interests
• Competitiveness Analysis, Value Chain Analysis and Development
• Technology Adoption, Policy Impact Studies and Environmental Science
• Economic Efficiency and Performance Analysis, and Agricultural Economics related etc.

Research Interests
• Food Security, Agricultural Value chain & Sustainability
• Agri-entrepreneurship

Publications
1. Merertu Berhanu and Alemayehu Oljira.(2019). Review on Climate Change Impacts and its Adaptation Strategies on Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa Agricultural
Socioeconomics Journal.19 (3), 145-154

Research Interests
• Impact of Agricultural Export on Economic Growth In Ethiopia: The Case of Coffee, Oilseed, Pulses And Lives Animals

Publications
1. Alemayehu O, and Degye G ( 2017). Determinants of Potato Seed Market Supply through producer Cooperatives in Ethiopia. Journal of development and Agricultural Economics, Vol. 9 (11), pp.312-319. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-022-00569-W
2. Alemayehu O (2019). Causes, Consequences and Remedies of Deforestation in Ethiopia. Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management Vol.6 (3) 1747-1754 ISSN: 2339-076X(P); 2502-2458 (e).
3. Ebisa O, Abebe D and Alemayehu Ol (2022). Dietary diversity and associated factors among preschool children in selected kindergarten school of Horo Guduru Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. BMC nutrition (2022) 8:71.
4. Fenet B and Alemayehu O (2019). Socioeconomic Importance and Production Characteristics of Village Poultry Production in Ethiopia. Nigerian J. Anim. Sci. 21(2): 112-122.
5. Ibrahim A, Abduselam F, Asefa A, Alemayehu O and Mulubirhan B (2021). Profitability and Market performance of smallholder vegetable production: Evidence from Ethiopia. Heliyon 7 (12). DOI:10.1016/j.heliyon. 2021.e08008
6. Assefa A, Meded A, Alemayehu O, Mulubrihan B, Ibrahim A, and Abduselam F (2022). Determinants of Productivity and Efficiency of Teff Production in Southwestern Ethiopia. East African Journal of Sciences (2022) Volume 16 (1): 1–14
7. Yordanos Teka, Hashim Malin and Alemayehu Oljira, 2019. Analysis of Factors Affecting Mango Market Supply in Gomma District, Southwest Ethiopia. Agricultural Socio-economics Journal, 19 (3), 145-154
8. Ibrahim A, Abduselam F, Assefa A, Alemayehu O and Mulubrihan B (2021). Determinants of Market Participation among smallholder vegetable producers in Southwest Ethiopia. Ethiop. J. Appl. Sci. Technol. 12(2): 24-37 (2021)

Research Interests
• Marketing
• Environmental and Resource Economics
• Agricultural Production Economics
• Rural finance

Publications

1. Osman Rahmeta, Zerihun Ayenew and Kenenisa Lemmi, (2022). Commercialization of University’s Innovations, A systematic Literature Review; Horn of Africa Journal of Business and Economics (HAJBE), 2022, 5(1), PP: 138–152; ISSN: 2617-0078 (Print), 2617-0086 (Online).
2. Teka Etefa, Osman Rahmeta, Yadeta Bekele, (2022). Resource use efficiency of smallholder maize producers’ in Bilo Nopa District, Ilu Ababor Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia: An application of stochastic frontier analysis, Ethiop. J. Appl. Sci. Technol. 13(1): 94-103(2022).
3. Adem Kelifa, Amsalu Mitiku and Osman Rahmeta, (2021). Commercialization of smallholder farmer’s maize producer in Bilo Nopa district of Ilu Aba Bor zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia: market orientation and market participation, Ethiop. J. Appl. Sci. Technol. 12(1): 18-31(2021).
4. Osman Rahmeta and Shimelis Zewdie, (2019). Coffee Market Chain Analysis in Manna District Jimma Zone, South Western Oromia, Ethiopia, Ethiop. J. Appl. Sci. Technol. Vol.10(2):46-52(2019), ISSN 2220-9325 (Online), ISSN 2203-5802(Print)
5. Osman Rahmeta1 and Mesfin Lemma, (2019). Role of Information Communication Technology (ICT) Integration on Performance of College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University; Horn of Africa Journal of Business and Economics (HAJBE), 2019, 2(2), PP: 30-53, SSN: 2617-0078 (Print), 2617-0086 (Online)), http://journals.ju.edu.et.
6. Osman Rahmeta and Shimelis Zewdie (2018). Impact Of Change Management On Organizational Performance, A Research Article Review, International Journal in Management and Social Science, Volume 6 Issue 04, April 2018 ISSN: 2321-1784 Impact Factor: 6.178 Journal Homepage: http://ijmr.net.in, Email: irjmss@gmail.com.
7. Osman Rahmeta and Shimelis Zewdie, (2018). A Review on the Linkage Between Strategic Human Resource Management and Organizational Performance; Journal of Business Management & Social Sciences Research (JBM&SSR) ISSN No: 2319-5614 Volume 7, No.6, www.borjournals.com
8. Osman Rahmeta and Shimelis Zewdie. (2013). Potentials & Constraints of Small Ruminant production & marketing in Jimma City & Surrounding Areas. Lambert Academy publishing.https://www.lap-publishing.com

Research Interests
• Commercialization of University innovations
• Smallholder coffee business performance
• Agribusiness performance management
• Strategic management
• Specialty Coffee Sustainability performance
• Agricultural product branding

Publications
1) Kelifa, A., Mitiku, A., & Rahmeta, O. 2021. Commercialization of smallholder farmer’s maize producer in Bilo Nopa district of Ilu Aba Bor zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia: market orientation and market participation. Ethiopian Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 12(1), 18 -31. Retrieved from https://ejhs.ju.edu.et/index.php/ejast/article/view/3152
2) Gemechu Degefa Yadata, Adeba Gemechu and Amsalu Mitiku. 2020. Factor Affecting Beef Cattle Value Chain Analysis in Nono Benja District, Jimma Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare.Vol.10, No.3, 2020. www.iiste.org
3) Terefe Negasa, Amsalu Mitiku, Yadeta Bekele. 2020. Determinants and Level of Smallholders’ Anchote Market Participation In Gimbi District Of Southwestern Ethiopia: Heckman Two Stage Analysis. Agricultural Socio-Economics Journal. Vol 20, No 2 (2020). DOI: https://doi.org/10.21776/ub.agrise.2020.020.2
4) Esayas Negasa, Amsalu Mitiku, and Fikadu Mitiku. (2019). Analysis of Coffee Value Chain Finance in Bodji Dirmeji District of West Wollega, Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies & Management 12(1): 32 – 42, 2019.
5) Claudia Capitani, Weyessa Garedew, Amsalu Mitiku , Gezahegn Berecha, Binyam Tesfau Hailu, Janne Heiskanen, Pekka Hurskainen, Philip J. Platts , Mika Siljander4 Fabrice Pinard6, Tino Johansson, Robert Marchant, 2018. Views from two mountains: exploring climate change impacts on traditional farming communities of Eastern Africa highlands through participatory scenarios, Future Scenarios for Socio-Ecological Production Landscape and Seascape. Springer Journal, Sustainability Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-018-0622
6) Takele Honja, Endrias Geta and Amsalu Mitiku. 2017. Determinants of Market Outlet Choice of the Smallholder Mango Producers: The Case of Boloso Bombe Woreda, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Multivariate Probit Approach. Global Journal of Science Frontier Research: Volume 17 Issue 2 Version 1.0.Page 23-29. Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal. Publisher: Global Journals Inc. (USA). Online ISSN: 2249-4626 & Print ISSN: 0975-5896
7) Takele Honja, Endrias Geta and Amsalu Mitiku. 2017. Determinants of Intensity of Market Participation of Smallholder Mango Producers: The Case of Boloso Bombe Woreda, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Journal of Marketing and Consumer Research. ISSN 2422-8451. Vol.32.Page 56-63. www.iiste.org
8) Betela Beyene, Endrias Geta and Amsalu Mitiku, 2017. Determinants of Producers’ Participation Decision and Level of Participation on Milk Value Addition at Farm Level: In Case of Esssera Woreda Dawuro Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 8(3), 12-22
9) Betela Beyene1, Endrias Geta2, Amsalu Mitiku3. 2017. Determinants of Producers’ Participation Decision and Level of Participation on Milk Value Addition at Farm Level:In Case of Esssera Woreda Dawuro Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Vol.8, No.3.
10) Betela Beyene1, Endrias Geta2, Amsalu Mitiku3. 2016. Value Chain Analysis of Dairy Products in Esssera District Dawro Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Industrial Engineering Letters www.iiste.org. Vol.6, No.6, 2016
11) Betela Beyene, Endrias Geta and Amsalu Mitiku, 2016. Value Chain Analysis of Dairy Products in Esssera District Dawro Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Industrial Engineering Letters. Vol.6(6), 2016, 16-43.
12) Takele Honja, Endrias Geta and Amsalu Mitiku. 2016. Mango Value Chain Analysis: The Case of Boloso Bombe Woreda, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Developing Country Studies. Vol.6, No.1. ISSN 2224-607X (Paper) ISSN 2225-0565 (Online). www.iiste.org
13) Owidi E, Johansson T, Ndonye S, Amsalu M, (2015) Community-based climate change adaptation action plan for the Jimma highlands 2015–2019. Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Nairobi
14) Teshome Kassahun, Bezabih Emana and Amsalu Mitiku. 2015. Determinants of Highland Bamboo (Yushania alpina) Culm Supply: The Case of Loma and Tocha Districts, Dawuro Zone of Southern Ethiopia.Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare. Vol.5, No.21. ISSN 2224-3208 (Paper) ISSN 2225-093X (Online). www.iiste.org
15) Amsalu Mitik and Wendimu Legesse. 2014. The causes and consequences of smallholder farmers’ vulnerability to food insecurity in South Western Ethiopia. Journal of Business and Economic Management 2(3): 040-046. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15413/jbem.2013.0150. ISSN: 2315-7755.
16) Amsalu Mitiku and Berhanu Belay. 2014. Smallholder Farmers Agricultural Commercialization and Rural Poverty in Major Coffee Growing of South Western Ethiopia. Journal of Science / Vol 4 / Issue 4 / 242-249. e ISSN 2277 – 3290 Print ISSN 2277 – 3282. www.journalofscience.net
17) Desalegn and Amsalu.2014. Measuring spatial Market Price transmission of Coffee between Bench Maji Zone and Centeral Market in Ethiopia. The international Journal of Applied Economics and Finance.10 (2).
18) Amsalu Mitiku. 2014. Impact of smallholder farmers Agricultural Commercialization on rural households’ poverty. The international Journal of Applied Economics and Finance.8 (2):51-61.
19) Amsalu Mitiku and Wendimu Gemta, 2014. The Impact of Smallholder Resettlement Perception on Food Poverty in South Western Ethiopia. Journal of Biological and Chemical Research: An International Journal of Life Sciences and Chemistry. Volume 31 (1) 2014 Pages No. 117-125.
20) Amsalu Mitiku and Wendimu Gemta. 2014. The determinants of rural households’ vulnerability to food insecurity in Jimma zone, south western Ethiopia. Journal of Biological and Chemical Research: An International Journal of Life Sciences and Chemistry. Volume 31 (1) 2014
21) Amsalu Mitiku et al. 2012. Analysis of Factors Determining Households Food Security in Pastoral Area Oromia Region, Moyale District, In Ethiopia. International Journal of Agricultural Science, Research and Technology; 2(3):105-110].
22) Amsalu Mitiku et al. 2012 2012. Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Rural Household Food Security in Southern Ethiopia. Basic research Journal of Agricultural Research and Review. Basic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Review ISSN 2315-6880 Vol. 1(5). Available online http//www.basicresearchjournals.org
23) Amsalu Mitiku. 2012. Introduction to institutional Economics. LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH and Co.KG. Heinrich-Blocking-str.6-8, 66121 Saarbrucken, Germeny. ISBN : 978-3-8484-0579-4; Publication-Date: 2012-02-24
24) Amsalu Mitiku. 2012. Impact of food price inflation on households’ food security. LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH and Co.KG. Heinrich-Blocking-str.6-8, 66121 Saarbrucken, Germeny. ISBN: 978-3-8465-8766-9

Research Interests
• Sustainable Livelihood
• food security and nutrition security analysis
• Poverty, Vulnerability and resilience capacity to shocks
• Consumption Poverty and nutrition poverty measurement and analysis
• Consumption Poverty and multidimensional poverty measurement and analysis
• Vulnerability to Consumption Poverty and nutrition poverty measurement and analysis
• Vulnerability to Consumption Poverty and vulnerability to multidimensional poverty measurement and analysis
• Agricultural marketing and price analysis
• Value Chain Analysis
• Statistical Data analysis and management
• Cross-sectional data analysis
• Time series data analysis
• Panel or longitudinal data analysis
• Climate change and variability
• Technical, allocative and economic efficiency
• Cost benefit analysis
• Project plan and business plan development
• Baseline, midterm and final evaluation of the project
• Commercialization
• Non-farm Income diversification
• Agricultural diversification

Publications

1. Rijalu Negash, Reta Megersa and Shimelis Zewude. 2014. Effect of compensation on employee motivation. Basic Research Journal of Business Management and Accounts ISSN 2315-6899 Vol. 3(2) pp. 17-27 February2014 Available online http//www.basicresearchjournals.org
2. Rijalu Negash &Dereje Regasa, 2014.Outreach and performance of micro finance institution of Jima zone Ethiopia, Global Journals Inc. (USA) ISSN: 2249-4588 & Print ISSN: 0975-5853. https://journalofbusiness.org
3. Guta Regasa,Rijalu Negash,Adugna Eneyew, Diriba Banae,2019.Determinants of Smallholder fruit Commercialization: Evidence from Southwest Ethiopia, Review of Agricultural and Applied economics, ISSN 1336-9261,vol.22(2),2019
4. Rijalu Negash and A.S. Chawla, 2017.Value chain partnership of coffee farmers’ cooperative organizations in Southwest Region of Ethiopia, Research Journal of Management Science 6(4), 1-8, April (2017) http://www.isca.in › 1.ISCA-RJMS-2017-006
5. Samuel Weldeyohanis, Rijalu Negash &FikaduMitiku, 2017.Value Chain Analysis of Malt Barley (Hordeumvulgarel.): A WayOut for Agricultural Commercialization? The Case of Lemu Bilbilo District, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development. ISSN 2222-1700 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2855 (Online)Vol.8, No.13, 2017
6. Rijalu Negash, 2016.Impact of Fair-Trade Coffee Certification on Smallholder Producers: Review Paper,Global Journals Inc. (USA) ISSN: 2249-4588 & Print ISSN: 0975-5853. https://globaljournals.org
7. Rijalu Negash et al.,2020. Smallholder market participation and its associated factors: Evidence from Ethiopian vegetable producers :Cogent Food & Agriculture (2020), 6: 1783173 https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2020.1783173
8. Dubale Abate , Fikadu Mitiku & Rijalu Negash (2021): Commercialization level and determinants of market participation of smallholder wheat farmers in northern Ethiopia, African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development https://doi.org/10.1080/20421338.2020.1844854

9. HASSEN, Seid; NEGASH, Rijalu; BAYISSA, Mulubrihan,2020. Determinants of Market Participation And Participation Decision Among Teff Producers In Horo Buluk District Of Horo Guduruwollega Zone, Ethiopia: Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture & Rural Development . 2020, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p245-252. 8p
10. Haile A, Megerssa B, Negash R (2020) Enset (Ensete Ventricosoum) Value Chain in Dawuro Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Int J Agric Sc Food Technol 6(2): 126- 150. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.17352/2455-815X.000065

Research Interests

• Strategic management
• Human resource management
• Supply chain management

Publications

• Seid HASSEN, Rijalu NEGASH and Mulubrihan BAYISSA,2020: Determinants Of Market Participation And Participation Decision Among Teff Producers In Horo Buluk District Of Horo Guduruwollega Zone, Ethiopia.
• Kumala Deksisa and Mulubrihan Bayissa, 2020: Determinants of Small-Scale Irrigation Use: The Case of Jeldu District, West Shewa Zone, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia
• Assefa Ayele, Meded Awel, Alemayehu Oljirra, Mulubrihan Bayissa, Ibrahim Aliyi, and Abduselam Faris, 2022: Determinants of Productivity and Efficiency of Teff Production in Southwestern Ethiopia
• Kumala DEKSISA and Mulubrihan BAYISSA,2020: Determinants Of Rural Household Savings Behavior: The Case Of Ambo District, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia
• Tamiru Chalchisa Geleto and Mulubrihan Bayisa Tulu,2020: Degraded land rehabilitation role of chomo grass (Brachiaria humidicola) and its socioeconomic importance; evidence from Western Ethiopia

Research Interests

• Agricultural Marketing and efficiency Analysis
• Commercialization,
• Value Chain Analysis and Development
• Food security

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Publications

1. 1. Ayele et al., (2021): Trend, instability and decomposition analysis of coffee production in Ethiopia (1993–2019)
   2. Berhanu et al., (2021): Does microcredit use helps farmers win battle against food insecurity: evidence from Jimma zone of Southwest Ethiopia
   3. GR Megerssa, YB Bekere 2019):Causes, consequences and coping strategies of land degradation: evidence from Ethiopia
   4. Bekere, Y., B., Megersa, G., R., (2021). Coffee Certification Participation and its Impact on Smallholder Farmers’ Income in Jimma Zone, Southwestern Ethiopia, Agricultural Socio-Economics Journal, 21(2), 87-102 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21776/ub.agrise.2021.021.2.2
   5. T Negasa, A Mitiku, YB Bekere (2020):Analysis of Anchote (Coccinia Abyssinica (Lam.) Cogn) Marketing in Gimbi District, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
   6. L Hailemariam, B Yadeta, B Mulubrihan, L Tsega. (2020):Technical Efficiency of Smallholder Honey Farmers In Jimma Zone, Ethiopia
   7. YB Bekere., GR Megersa. (2020): Role of biogas technology adoption in forest conservations: evidence from Ethiopia
   8. Y Bekele, T Hirko, (2018): Determinants of teff market channel choice in Abay Chomen District, Western Ethiopia
   9. Y Bekele and G Regasa. (2017): Determinants of off-farm work participation of farm Households in Ethiopia: A review
   10. B Yadeta, R Guta. (2019): Technical efficiency of smallholder malt barley producers in Tiyo district (Ethiopia)

Research Interests

• Impact analysis
• Value Chain Analysis
• Efficiency and Productivity Analysis
• Agricultural Technology Adoption Analysis
• Food Security analysis
• Analysis of Cross-sectional, Time-series and Panel data using Stata, SPSS and R
• Multidimensional Poverty and income Inequality Analysis
• Environmental Economics
• Gender and Value Chain

1. Publications

• Meded A, Zekarias S, Fikadu M, (2018) Analysis of Fish Value Chain: The Case of Gilgel Gibe Dam I Reservoir, Southwest of Ethiopia. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development (2018) ), Vol.9, No.19, 2018. http://iiste.org
• Meded A, Zekarias S, Fikadu M, (2020) Analysis of Fish Market Chain: The Case of Gilgel Gibe Dam I Reservoir Southwest of Ethiopia. International Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (2020); 8(1): 12-22 http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/j/ijebo  doi: 10.11648/j.ijebo.20200801.12
• Bizualem A, Abera G, Meded A, Dires M, Dubale A, Tibebu L, (2018) Is Value Chain an Important Gap in Agricultural Extension Strategy of Ethiopia? Employers’ Perspectives in Case of SNNPR and Oromia Regions. The International Journal of Business Management and Technology, Volume 2 Issue 6 November-December 2018 ISSN: 2581-3889. http://theijbmt.com

2. Research Interests

• Agribusiness and Value Chain Management
• Coffee production, processing, and marketing