I came to this world in a small rural city in Ethiopia. Having completed my B.Sc. Degree in Agricultural Extension, I spent most of my time trying to change the livelihood of one farmer at a time. Spent three years at the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research as a Research-Extension officer, which gave me the opportunity to promote agricultural innovations to the farming community.  My restlessness and inability to settle for less pushed me to search for more. I enrolled at Addis Ababa University, took off to Germany, landed in America and found my way to the Great White North. I spent the last thirty months in Toronto, and enjoys the rush of city life and the diversity, innovation, and commitment to change that exists at CSI.