Shiferaw Feleke is an agricultural economist. He has an MSc in agricultural economics and a PhD, both from the University of Florida, USA. Before his appointment at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), he was a research associate at the Center for Tobacco Grower Research, Agricultural Policy Analysis Center, University of Tennessee. He also worked as research associate at Dairy Systems Management, University of Florida. He was also research assistant at the Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida.