Martha Kidemu Negassa is a PhD candidate specializing in Climate Smart Agriculture and Biodiversity Conservation at Haramaya University. Martha is a researcher by profession. Her research focus areas include, among others, climate change, vulnerability, adaptation, and mitigation in the agricultural sector. She holds a BSc degree in Land Resource Management and Environmental Protection from Mekelle University and a MSc degree in Climate Change and Development from Arba Minch University, Ethiopia. Martha is among the outstanding students in her academic history, as well as the most committed in her career. Her passion as a researcher comes from the deep interest she has in exposing environmental problems affecting the agricultural productivity of subsistence farmers to decision-makers. Being born in a family whose source of income depends on subsistence agriculture, from childhood, Martha has perceived how hard it is to rely on agriculture, particularly in a country where proper use of natural resources is not given much attention.