Adebabay Kebede has over 21 years of professional experience in livestock breeding, genetic research, and development. By now, he is a senior researcher and Food System Resilience Program (FSRP) Manager, financed by the World Bank, at Amhara Agricultural Research Institute, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. He served as the Research Manager of the Andassa Livestock Research Centre (ALRC), from April 8, 2019, to January 8, 2023. He coordinated the Livestock Technology Supply Directorate from November 10, 2012, to October 21, 2013, in the Amhara region, Ethiopia. He also coordinated the East African Dairy Productivity Project (EAAP) in the Amhara region, Ethiopia. He worked as a lecturer at the Nedjo Agricultural Technical Vocational Educational Training (ATVET) center for seven months. He has engaged in community-based improvement of smallholder dairy cows (Fogera cattle) and village poultry (Tillili ecotype). He worked on the whole genome characterization of village chickens in Ethiopia, comprising 27 populations. He served as a member of the technical and advisory committee for the Livestock Fishery and Sector Development Project from April 8, 2019, to May 8, 2023, financed by the World Bank Group. He is a professional member of the Ethiopian Society of Animal Production. He was also a board member for Andassa Poultry PLC from April 8, 2019, to May 8, 2023. He undertook a multitude of adaptive and problem-solving studies in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.