Sabura Shara Meta (PhD, Assistant Professor)

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Dr. Sabura is an Assistant Professor at the College of Agricultural Sciences, Arba Minch University (AMU) and principal investigator of the cross-border collaborative Enset projects. He has 15 years of experience teaching, research and community engagement in the field of horticulture, supervised thesis students and authored some of his works in reputable journals. Besides, AMU funded mega projects, he has initiated externally funded collaborative projects and received Certificate of Grant Winner of the year 2023/24 from AMU. He envisions contributing to better food security and resilience to smallholder farmers by strengthening local and international collaborations.

  • Education:
    • PhD in Bioengineering technology, KU Leuven, Belgium
    • MSc in Plant Science (Horticulture), Hawassa University, Ethiopia
    • BSc in Horticulture, Jimma University, Ethiopia
  • Expertise:
    • Horticultural agronomy/physiology
    • Crop-environment interaction
    • Crop phenotyping Xanthomonas wilt epidemiology
    • Disease free plant propagation Agro-ecology and biodiversity
  • Department: Horticulture