Shetie Gatew (Ph.D.)
Director of the center
Main activities of the center:
- Endemic, endangered and threatened medicinal plants collection and identification; extraction and analysis of biologically active compounds; and identifying economic and ecological values of these medicinal plants.
- Economically and socially valuable plant varieties (Enset, Moringa, etc) collection and identification; analysis of its nutritional, economical, socio-cultural, and ecological values; and identifying common diseases affecting the plant variety and finding the solution.
- Identification of neglected and underutilized crops about traditional knowledge and food security values.
- Endemic, endangered and threatened aromatic, oily, and other economically important plants collection and identification; extraction and analysis of biologically active compounds and formulation of ingredients.
- Aquaculture construction to conserve and sustainable use for a variety of fish species.
- Wildlife inventory and status assessment of national parks like Nech Sar, Maze, and Mago and Maze.
- Assessment of indigenous knowledge on animal production and husbandry.
- Ecological studies of plant diversity in national parks and forest priority areas.
- Microbial diversity studies for biotechnological application purposes.
- Indigenous ecological knowledge for climate change and mitigation.
- Genetic diversity of plants and animals in different Agro-ecology