19. november - Tsedal Asres Wendmu (LANDSAM)

Av Josie Teurlings

Farmers in Tigray, Ethiopia showing a variety of the cereal sorghum.
Farmers in Ethiopia's Tigray region showing a variety of the cereal sorghum. Foto: Beshir Seid

Tirsdag 19. november, forsvarer Tsedal Asres Wendmu (Noragric, LANDSAM) sin doktorgradsavhandling 'Biokulturelt mangfold av sorghum i Tigray, Nord-Etiopia'.

Prescribed subject of the trial lecture: 
"Engaging with theory to enable the weaving together of different knowledge systems for improved agricultural governance in agrarian communities."

English title of the thesis:
Biocultural diversity of sorghum in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Time and place for the trial lecture and public defence:
Place: SKP auditorium. (Mazemap) or ZOOM

12:15: Welcome by Chair of Defence, Jennifer West and trial lecture              

13:20: Presentation of the research by the candidate

14:00: Discussion with the two opponents

15:45: Closing of the PhD defence

16:15: Presentation of the evaluation by the committee and reception at the Sustainability Hub, NMBU's Economy Building.

 Evaluation committee:

  • Dr. Vanesse Labeyrie, CIRAD, Montpelier, France
  • Dr. Elizabeth Sanna Barron, Department of Geography, NTNU
  • Dr. Espen Sjaastad, Noragric, LANDSAM, NMBU

Supervisors:

  • Main supervisor: Dr. Ola Westengen, Noragric, LANDSAM, NMBU
  • Co-supervisor: Dr. Hugo de Boer, University of Oslo
  • Co-supervisor: Dr. Fetien Abay, Mekelle university, Ethiopia 

Everybody is most welcome at the reception in the Economy building after the defence at ca 16:15

Farmers in Ethiopia's Tigray region showing a variety of the cereal sorghum.

Tsedal Asres Wendmu

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