Ewunetu Bekele

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Livestock and poultry professional with over 19 years of experience in poultry production, agricultural training, MSME support, and community-based livestock extension. Currently serving as Poultry Value Chain Expert at Veritas Consulting PLC, providing technical leadership in poultry value chain analysis, market systems development, SME strengthening, and capacity-building initiatives that improve the productivity and profitability of poultry enterprises, including women- and youth-led businesses under the Energizing Women and Youth in Agri-Food Systems (EWAS) Program. Previously served as Animal Science Focal Person for the dairy thematic area under the Bright Future in Agriculture (BFA) Ethiopia Project, an NGO initiative funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he developed project plans, supported vulnerable students, strengthened the dairy value chain, coached staff, and reported on project progress. Combines this with a proven record of leadership in academic administration including departmental headship and academic vice deanship and hands-on experience in value chain analysis, needs assessment, input planning, field coordination, and donor-funded project reporting. Skilled in livestock production systems, curriculum and proposal development, farmer training, stakeholder coordination, and institutional capacity building.