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Profile Details
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing
Technical Writing
Research
User Research,
Meta-Research,
Feasibility Study,
Technology Scouting,
Fact Checking,
Gap Analysis,
Scientific and Technical Research,
Secondary Data Collection
Consulting
Operations Consulting,
Scientific and Technical Consulting,
Regulatory Consulting,
Manufacturing Consulting
Data & AI
Predictive Modeling,
Statistical Analysis,
Data Mining,
Data Cleaning,
Data Processing,
Data Insights
Work Experience
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research
- Present 
Education
PhD in biotechnology (industrial biotechnology)
Addis Ababa University
September 2016 - July 2021
MSc in Biology (Applied Microbiology)
Addis Ababa University
September 2006 - July 2008
BSc in Biology(major) & Chemistry (minor)
Addis Ababa University
September 1997 - August 2001
Certifications
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Agricultural Biotechnology Biosafety Regulation Compliance
EIAR & Kenya ARO
May 2016 - Present
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Training of trainers
CABI Plantwise
April 2016 - Present
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Agricultural biotechnology applications
China (CAS)
September 2014 - Present
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Molecular biology techniques, biotechnology application and bioinformatics
MSU, USA
August 2013 - Present
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Total quality management (TQM) system development & implementation (ISO 9001:2008)
Ethiopian Standard Agency
January 2013 - Present
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Equivalence Determination of Generic Pesticides
Ethiopian MoA & Wageningen University
April 2012 - Present
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Experimental design and data analysis
Bioversity
August 2010 - Present
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Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS)
EIAR
October 2006 - Present
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Tropical ecology and conservation
TBA
September 2005 - Present
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SAS software and basic biometrical methods
EIAR
September 2004 - Present
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scientific writing and public communications in agricultural research and development
EIAR
April 2004 - Present
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tariku Hunduma Tolera, Anteneh Tesfaye, Melaku Alemu (2020). Thermal inactivation kinetics of aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus conidia isolated from Ethiopian hot red pepper powder . Ethiop. J. Agric. Sci. 30(4): 83-96.
Tariku Hunduma Tolera, Anteneh Tesfaye, Melaku Alemu (2020). Aflatoxin contamination of Ethiopian hot red pepper and risk characterization: Dietary exposure assessment and estimated aflatoxin-induced hepatocellular carcinoma . Ethiop. J. Agric. Sci. 30(4): 63-81.
Tariku Hunduma Tolera (2013). Research Trends in Modern Food Fermentation Biotechnology and Ethiopian Indigenous Traditional Fermented Foods and Beverages Research Achievements: A review . Journal of Science and Sustainable Development (JSSD), 1(2):71-86.
Tariku Hunduma Tolera, Mogessie Ashenafi (2011). Effect of Altitude on Microbial Succession During Traditional Enset (Ensete Ventricosum) FermentationEffect of Altitude on Microbial Succession During Traditional Enset (Ensete Ventricosum) Fermentation . International Journal of Food, Nutrition and Public Health, 4(1): 39-51.
Tariku Hunduma Tolera, Mogessie Ashenafi (2011). Traditional Enset (Ensete ventricosum) Processing Techniques in Some Parts of West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia . Journal of Agriculture and Development (JAD), 2(1): 37-57.
CONFERENCE PAPER
Tariku Hunduma Tolera (2016). Crop Postharvest Pests as Human and Animal Health Concerns . 22nd Annual Conference of the Plant Protection Society of Ethiopia.
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