Head of Department: Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development

Professor of Agricultural Development Economics and Policy

Office: Agricultural Annex Room 3-22
Phone: +27 12 420 3248/3251
Email: [email protected]

Research focus: Economics of irrigation water use in smallholder agriculture, agrobiodiversity conservation, and technology adoption, entrepreneurship in youth and smallholder agriculture, climate change adaption and mitigation, impact assessment of development projects, and social protection programs.

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Prof. Zegeye is an Honorary Professor in Agricultural Economics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (2020 – 2026). He is also an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management and of Agrekon.

“Education is not the learning of facts, it’s rather the training of the mind to think.” ~ Albert Einstein