Texas, USA – AGD Consulting, a US-based, strategic advisory and business development firm servicing the agricultural and resource sectors in emerging and OECD markets, announces the addition of a Senior Associate to provide agricultural and socio-economic support for the African continent.
Solomon Tiruneh Abebe joins AGD Consulting to lead and support new business development, agricultural economic evaluations and policy and social strategic advisement.
“AGD Consulting recognizes the opportunity and need for agricultural and social development support within Africa,” says Michael DeSa, AGD Consulting’s Founder/Managing Director. “Solomon brings a unique and proven set of skills necessary to support social development initiatives within the continent. His agricultural economics background ideally equip him to advise companies and investors as to the feasibility and potential of agricultural opportunities throughout the region.”
As a Senior Associate and Project Manager, Solomon will lead business and social development projects. His strong country-specific expertise and socio-economic experience with large NGOs and multi-nationals including USAID, FAO and the World Bank will be invaluable to clients seeking to navigate the African agricultural and business landscape. Solomon has spent more than 12 years working in research and consultancy in agriculture, natural resource management, social studies and other cross-cutting issues as a lead researcher, M&E expert, and development practitioner internationally.
Prior to joining AGD Consulting, Solomon served in a variety of associative and consultative capacities within Zambia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Jordan, and Switzerland specifically. Solomon has worked on behalf of organizations like the Department for International Development, Swiss Development Cooperative, University of Oxford and the International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry Land Areas. Solomon is fluent in English and Amharic, married with two young children, and currently resides in Ethiopia.
Solomon can be reached at solomon@desaconsultingllc.com.