Atsedemariam Tewachew Wolelaw is an Assistant Researcher at Pawe Agricultural Research Centre, of the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR). Stating that she has always wanted to be an agricultural scientist, Wolelaw is involved in crop research programs and is currently specializing in rice research.
I am working with rural communities on a rice research project which aims to improve yields, quality and disease resistance.
Field of Research
Rice research: crop management, identification and generation of hybrid varieties, mechanization, postharvest technologies, resistance to biotic challenges like blast, and abiotic cases like cold