Dr melaku worded biography of mahatma
I had the fortune of learning about seed saving from none other than the renowned geneticist Dr. Melaku Worede whose message was, “We should do more on-farm.
Melaku Worede succeeded in creating the world's premier genetic conservation systems, storing in only a few years, a considerable amount of Ethiopia's.!
Melaku Worede
Ethiopian agronomist (1936–2023)
This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic.
The article properly refers to the person by their given name, Melaku, and not as Worede.
Melaku Worede | |
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Born | 1936 (1936) Shewa, Ethiopia |
Died | 31 July 2023(2023-07-31) (aged 86–87) |
Nationality | Ethiopian |
Education | PhD in Agronomy, University of Nebraska |
Organization(s) | Seeds of Survival Programme of Ethiopia UN Food and Agriculture Organization's Commission on Plant Genetic Resources |
Known for | Agronomy |
Awards | Right Livelihood Award, 1989 Outstanding International Contribution Award, 2008, National Green Award Foundation |
Melaku Worede (Amharic: መላኩ ወረደ; 1936 – 31 July 2023) was an Ethiopian geneticist and agronomist renowned for building one of the finest seed conservation centres in the world, employing science to benefit poor farmers, and saving Africa's seeds from oblivion.
Melaku was born in 1936,[1]