Dr. Fanos Mekonnen Birke

Scientific Staff (she/her)

Fanos Birke is a post-doctoral researcher in the institute of Communication and Advisory services in Rural areas at the University of Hohenheim. Her research focuses on Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) and advisory services. She is doing investigations on the topic of AKIS in two EU multi-actor projects: i2connect and modernAKIS.

Curriculum Vitae

2019-heute	Post-doctoral researcherost-doctoral researcher	University of Hohenheim
2015-2019	Doctoral research: ICT use in Public advisory services	University of Hohenheim
2010-2015	Knowledge management and communication expert	International livestock Research Institute (ILRI)-Ethiopia
2008-2010	MSc study: Management of Agro-ecological Knowledge and Social Change	Wageningen University, the Netherlands
2005-2008	Web content manager	International livestock Research Institute (ILRI)-Äthiopien
2004-2005	Graduate Assistant: Department of Animal Sciences	Hawassa University, Ethiopia
2000-2004	Bachelors study: Animal sciences and Rangeland Management	Hawassa University, Ethiopia

Research Projects and Teaching/Training Activities

Teaching and Training activities

Fanos contributes to the following Courses offered by the department

- Agricultural Knowledge Systems and Advisory Services

- Teamwork in interdisciplinary research groups

Publications

Selected Publications

Birke, F. M., Bae, S., Schober, A., Wolf, S., Gerster-Bentaya, M., & Knierim, A. (2022). AKIS in European countries: Cross analysis of AKIS country reports from the i2connect project

Birke, F.M., Bae,S., Schober, A., Gerster-Bentaya, M., Knierim, A., Asensio, P., Kolbeck,M., Ketelholdt, C. (2021). AKIS and advisory services in Germany: Report for the AKIS inventory

Birke, Fanos Mekonnen (2021). Public agriculture extension and information and communication technologies: a case study in South Wollo, Ethiopia. Dissertation.

Birke, F. M., & Knierim, A. (2020). ICT for agriculture extension: actor network theory for understanding the establishment of agricultural knowledge centres in South Wollo, Ethiopia. Information Technology for Development, 26(3), 591-606.

Birke, F. M., Lemma, M., & Knierim, A. (2019). Perceptions towards information communication technologies and their use in agricultural extension: case study from South Wollo, Ethiopia. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 25(1), 47-62.

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