Tadele Taffese is an Assistance professor in wolaita sodo and a candidate of Doctorate of Philosophy in Development Studies in College of Development Studies, Center for Environment and Development, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. In addition he has an Msc degree in economics from Mekelle University and a Bachelor of Science in Statistics from College of Natural Science in Addis Ababa University. Furthermore, He is well conversant with various Statistical and Econometric Packages such as SPSS, STATA, Gauss, GAMS, , MODLER, EVIEWS, etc.Before he joined Wolaiyta Sodo University, Tadele Served in Tigray National Region State Bureau of Planning and Finance, and Mekelle City Office of Finance and Economic Development as policy analyst and budget expert. Mr. Tadele has undertaken various consultancies and project works. Some of his recent works that is relevant to this assignment include;• Data manger on the In-depth Analysis of Ethiopian Gender Time Use Survey ,CSA• Consultant for the Mid term evaluation of CSA Statistics for Results project• Lead consultant for Study on Business Opportunities on the Production and Marketing of Electric Wires and Switches, Addis Ababa chamber of commerce and sectorial association• Lead consult for study on the contribution of Self Help group to food security, Wolaita Kalehiwot Church – Terepeza Development Assosication• Lead consultant for Study on Factors Affecting Loan Repayment Performance of Small Scale Enterprises Financed by Micro Finance Institutions in Wolaita and Dawuro Zone Investigating the Link between Population Change and Economic Growth in Ethiopia• Lead consultant for Adoption and Intensity of Raw Seeding (Case of Wolaita Zone), Wolaita sodo university• Lead consultant for Household Energy Choice and Demand in Urban Ethiopia (Case of Wolaita Zone), Wolaita sodo university• Lead consultant for Productivity and Efficiency of Agricultural Extension Packages (Case of Wolaita Zone) ,Wolaita Sodo University