{"id":790,"date":"2025-11-24T11:44:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T11:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agri.dmu.edu.et\/?page_id=790"},"modified":"2025-11-24T11:44:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T11:44:32","slug":"zebenay-shitaye-alemayehu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agri.dmu.edu.et\/?page_id=790","title":{"rendered":"Zebenay Shitaye Alemayehu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/agri.dmu.edu.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Zebenay-Shitaye-Alemayehu--768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-791\" style=\"width:170px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agri.dmu.edu.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Zebenay-Shitaye-Alemayehu--768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agri.dmu.edu.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Zebenay-Shitaye-Alemayehu--225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/agri.dmu.edu.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Zebenay-Shitaye-Alemayehu-.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Full name<\/strong>: &#8211; Zebenay Shitaye Alemayehu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Specialization<\/strong>: &#8211; Rural Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Academic Rank<\/strong>: &#8211; Assistant professor (PhD)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Department<\/strong>: &#8211; Rural Development and Agricultural Extension<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phone number<\/strong>: &#8211; +251-921-25-16-63<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Institutional email and alternative email: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:-%20zemenshitaye@gmail.com%20zebenay_shitaye@dmu.edu.et\">&#8211; zemenshitaye@gmail.com<strong> <\/strong>zebenay_shitaye@dmu.edu.et<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Research interests: &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rural innovation, agribusiness, legal\/social studies, Rural Development &amp; ICT: Role of digital technologies in improving livelihoods and service delivery,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Climate change, migration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smallholder Farmer Productivity: Technology adoption, institutional support, and market access.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gender &amp; Development: Women\u2019s empowerment and inclusive participation in rural development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extension &amp; Rural Education: Effectiveness of extension services and rural education programs,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Food Systems &amp; Food Security: Impacts of food systems, migration, and farming on food security and livelihoods.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rural livelihoods, food security, development studies, rural cooperatives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. List of publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Shitaye, Z.,<\/strong> Tadesse, B. and Enkuahone, K., 2025. Intensity of agricultural information utilization among small holder farmers in East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.\u00a0<em>Heliyon<\/em>,\u00a0<em>11<\/em>(4).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shitaye, Zebenay<\/strong>, Bamlaku Tadesse, and Koyachew Enkuahone. &#8220;Assessing the Impact of Agricultural Information Utilization on Wheat Productivity of Smallholder Farmers: Evidence from Northwest Ethiopia.&#8221;\u00a0<em>The Scientific World Journal<\/em>\u00a02025.1 (2025): 7605699.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shitaye, Z.,<\/strong> Tadesse, B. and Enkuahone, K., 2024. Determinants of smallholder farmers&#8217; choices of agricultural information sources and outlets: Evidence from East Gojjam zone, Amhara, Ethiopia.\u00a0<em>Heliyon<\/em>,\u00a0<em>10<\/em>(22).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shitaye, Z.,<\/strong> Tadesse, B. and Enkuahone, K., 2024. Sources and intensity of access to agricultural information technologies by smallholder farmers: evidence from Northwest Ethiopia.\u00a0<em>Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems<\/em>,\u00a0<em>8<\/em>, p.1455037.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shitaye, Z. <\/strong>(2019), Role of Urban Agriculture in Improving Household Income and Dietary Diversity: Bure &amp; Finoteselam Towns, Ethiopia. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iiste.org\/Journals\/index.php\/DCS\/issue\/view\/4154\">Vol 9, No 9, <\/a>\u00a0Journal of Developing Countries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shitaye, Z.<\/strong> (2019),\u00a0 Perception of Causes and Consequences of Early Marriage: Gewane District, Afar Region. Vol 9, No 10 (2019), journal of Developing Countries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shitaye, Z., Eyob M., Tseganesh K., &amp; Teshome S. Economic Empowerment of Rural Women through Micro-Credit: Kedida Gamela District. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iiste.org\">www.iiste.org<\/a>, ISSN 2222-1700 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2855 (Online), Vol.11, No.1, 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teshome S., Tseganesh K., Eyob M., &amp; <strong>Shitaye, Z<\/strong>.( 2019) Participation of Women in Rural Saving &amp; Credit Cooperatives: Kedida Gamela Woreda. Developing Country Studies <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iiste.org\">www.iiste.org<\/a>, ISSN 2224-607X (Paper) ISSN 2225-0565 (Online), Vol.9, No.12, 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Shitaye, Z<\/strong>. &amp; Teshome S., Ashebir N. (2020), Determinants of Household Food Security: Yabello District, Ethiopia. Developing Country Studies <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iiste.org\">www.iiste.org<\/a>, ISSN 2224-607X (Paper) ISSN 2225-0565 (Online), Vol.10, No.7, 2020<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Training and certifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>COC <\/strong>on national occupational standard for Gender and Development level 3 and 4., 2013.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TOT on<\/strong> peer education for Agricultural Technical and vocational training college participants organized by MoA in collaboration with federal HIV\/AIDS prevention &amp; control office from march 03,2013.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ToT <\/strong>on project planning Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation conducted by Ethiopian management Institute from June 13-24\/2016, Debrezeit city.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TOT on HIV\/AIDS mainstreaming conducted at Adama Town from January 12<sup>th<\/sup>-18<sup>th<\/sup>, 2012<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TOT on Gender Mainstreaming organized by MoA &amp; ATA held from June 7-11, 2012 in Adamma city, Ethiopia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TOT on life skill, mentoring, reproductive health, and gender-based violence for 6 days from May 19-24, 2014.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certificate of Participation<strong> <\/strong>in the program audit<strong> of <\/strong>Rural Development and Agricultural Extension<strong>, <\/strong>2020.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certificate of Achievement<strong> <\/strong>for completing a training course onR Software Package for Data Management, Statistical Analysis, and Graphics<strong>, <\/strong>held fromDecember 20\u201330, 2021<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certificate of Completion<strong> <\/strong>forExam Blueprint Development Training<strong>, <\/strong>organized byJhpiego Ethiopia<strong> <\/strong>with funding fromFeed the Future through USAID Growth through Nutrition Activity<strong>, <\/strong>held fromJune 14\u201316, 2021<strong>, <\/strong>inDebre Markos, Ethiopia<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certificate of Completion<strong> <\/strong>for training onNutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Technical Update<strong>, <\/strong>organized byJhpiego<strong>, <\/strong>held fromOctober 10\u201314, 2018<strong>, <\/strong>inDebre Markos, Ethiopia<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>4. <strong>Professional Network<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Orcid ID:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1747-618X\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1747-618X<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Google scholar: <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=b_-RqJUAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=b_-RqJUAAAAJ&amp;hl=en<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LinkedIn: <a href=\"https:\/\/et.linkedin.com\/in\/zebenay-shitaye-919b96160\">https:\/\/et.linkedin.com\/in\/zebenay-shitaye-919b96160<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Full name: &#8211; Zebenay Shitaye Alemayehu Specialization: &#8211; Rural Development Academic Rank: &#8211; Assistant professor (PhD) Department: &#8211; Rural Development and Agricultural Extension Phone number: &#8211; +251-921-25-16-63 Institutional email and alternative email: &#8211; zemenshitaye@gmail.com zebenay_shitaye@dmu.edu.et&nbsp;&nbsp; 1. Research interests: &#8211; 2. List of publications: 3. Training and certifications 4. 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