Gutama Girja Urago

Agricultural Economist

Contact info

Gutama Girja

Gutama Girja

guturago.github.io

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Skills

R

SPSS

STATA

QGIS

LaTeX

Excel

HTML/CSS

JavaScript

Languages

English

Amharic

Turkish

Oromo

Dutch

Experience

Laterite Consulting PLC,
Ethiopia

Aug 2024 - Present

Research Analyst

Developing research instruments and analyzing data

Haramaya University,
Ethiopia

Aug 2018 - Sep 2019

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Assisting teaching and research activities in the university

Education

Ghent University,
Belgium

Sep 2022 - Sep 2024

International MSc. in Rural Development

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree Program

University of Pisa,
Italy

Sep 2023 - Jun 2024

International MSc. in Rural Development

Spent two semesters there

Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra,
Slovakia

Feb 2023 - Jun 2023

International MSc. in Rural Development

Spent one semester there

Ondokuz Mayis University,
Turkey

Sep 2019 - Jul 2022

MSc. in Agricultural Economics

Advanced my research skills

Haramaya University,
Ethiopia

Sep 2015 - Jul 2018

BSc. in Agricultural Economics

The starting point of my career

Awards

European Union

June 2022

Erasmus Mundus Scholarship

I was able to attend the two year IMRD program because of this award

Turkish Government

June 2019

Turkish Government Scholarship

I pursued my MSc in AgEc under this scholarship program

Haramaya University

July 2018

Gold Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement

I scored the highest grade of the graduating batch (3.99/4.00)

Publications

Bozoğlu, M., Dengiz, O., Başer, U., Turan, İ. D., & Urago, G. G (2024). Estimation of the Potential Hazelnut Plantation Areas in Türkiye Using a Geographic Information System. Applied Fruit Science, 1-12.
Yıldırım, Ç., Bozoğlu, M., & Urago, G. G. (2024). Türkiye’s Competitive Power in the World Hazelnut Market. Applied Fruit Science, 1-8.
Urago, G. G., & Bozoğlu, M. (2021). Literature Review on Farmers’ Agricultural Credit Access in Ethiopia. Anadolu Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi, 37(2), 301-316.
Urago, G. G., & Bozoğlu, M. (2022). Credit utilization and satisfaction of farmers from microfinance institutions: the case of Oromia Credit and Savings Share Company in the Wadera district (Ethiopia).
Urago, G. G. (2024). microData: An R package designed to facilitate the exploration and extraction of microdata metadata from international organizations