Bethlehem Mekonnen Tadesse is an Animal Science graduate from Addis Ababa University. She is currently working at the Holetta Research Centre of the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) as a junior researcher in animal feeds and nutrition. She is involved in dairy nutrition research which aims to improve productivity of both lactating and growing dairy animals. All this aims to contribute to improved livelihoods for farmers in Ethiopia and the rest of Africa.