Masresha Tessema
Director of Food Science and Nutrition Research, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Government of Ethiopia
Expertise on:
Agriculture
Masresha Tessema directs the food and nutrition portfolio of the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), where he has led a variety of initiatives related to the country’s food and nutrition policy and strategy, Ethiopian food system transformation plan, particularly in regard to the new country’s food based dietary guidelines launched in 2022. He holds a PhD in Human Nutrition and Health from Wageningen University, the Netherlands. He has over 10 years’ experience in Public Health Nutrition, food system, and food security, and over 20 research publications in peer-reviewed journals.
