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CURRICULUM VITAE


PERSONAL DETAILS

Name: Tesfom Melake Araya
Address: Vgbro, Campus Park, Hammansvgen
11 Lgh 64, 826 62 Norrala,
Sderhamn, Gvleborg, Sweden.
Tel: +46722670732
E-mail: tesmel4@gmail.com
Nationality: Eritrean
Date of Birth: June 24, 1981
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Married

QUALIFICATION

M.F.Sc Fisheries Economics
Minor Extension, Communication and Methods
Thesis Title: Growth, Performance and Institutional
Arrangements for Development of
Fisheries Sector in Eritrea
Name of Institution: Central Institute of Fisheries Education,
Mumbai-India
Bachelor: Economics and Finance
Minor: Political Science
Thesis Title: The Impact of Agricultural Productivity
on Food Security
Name and type of organization: University of Asmara

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

2011-2013 M.F.Sc CIFE, Mumbai
1999-2003 B.A Degree University of Asmara
1994-1999 Tessenei Secondary School
1989-1993 ERA Elementary and Junior School


WORK EXPERIENCE

Date Position title Agency City/country
1. Aug 2004-March 2005 Office assistant Office of the President, Govt. of
Eritrea
Asmara/Eritrea
2. May 2005-Aug 2005 Graduate assistant Eritrea Institute of Technology,
Mai Nefhi
Mai Nefhi/Eritrea
3. Sep 2005-Jan 2006 Finance officer Ministry of Education, Govt. of
Eritrea
Asmara/Eritrea
4. Feb 2006-Aug 2011 Graduate assistant College of Marine Science and
Technology
Massawa/Eritrea
5. Oct 2010- Mar 2011 Hotel manager Seghen International Hotel Massawa/Eritrea
6. Jan 2010-Jun 2011 High school teacher Saint Francis Secondary School Massawa/Eritrea




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SHORT COURSES

Date Title Institute City/country
1. 06 -22 June 2002 Agricultural Problems
in Africa: Operations
Research as a Tool of
Analysis
University of Asmara (Prof. Caspar
Schweigman from Groningen
University, the Netherlands)
Asmara /Eritrea
2. 26 Jun-18 Aug 2010 Special Course on
Social and Political
training
School of Social Science Nakfa/Eritrea
3. 15-20 Mar 2012 Researchers Training
Program SAS: An
Overview
Central Institute of Fisheries
Education
Mumbai/India

CONFERENCES ATTENDED

Date Title Organization City/county Activities
1. 19-23 Dec
2011
Indian Fisheries
Forum
Central Marine Fisheries
Research Institute
Chennai
India
Participation
2. 18 Feb
2012
Bay of Bengal Large
Marine Ecosystem
Socio-economic and
governance
indicators
School of Social Science Mumbai
India
Participation
3. 16-22 July
2012
IIFET 2012
Tanzania, Visible
Possibilities: The
Economics of
Sustainable Fisheries,
Aquaculture and
Seafood
Trade
The International
Institute of Fisheries
Economics & Trade
(Oregon State
University, USA)
And University of Dar es
Salaam
Dar es
Salaam
Tanzania
Presented a poster: Performance,
potential and prospects of fisheries
sector in Eritrea

4. 7-11 July
2014
IIFET 2014
AUSTRALIA:
Towards Ecosystem
Based Management
of Fisheries:
What Role Can
Economics Play?
The International
Institute of Fisheries
Economics & Trade
(Oregon State
University, USA)
And Queensland
University of
Technology, Brisbane,
Australia.
Brisbane
Australia
Presented one poster: Growth and
performance of Eritrean and Indian
fish production, Presented two
papers:
SWOT analysis and recommended
policies and strategies of Eritrean
fisheries and Data mining multiple
stakeholders responses to declining
Schizothorax fishery in the lakes of
Kashmir, India
Chaired one session: Management &
Development:
Small-scale Fisheries



WORKS OF PAPERS AND ARTICLES
1. Performance, Potential and Prospects of Fisheries Sector in Eritrea, IIFET 2012 Conference Proceedings,
Tanzania https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/32876
2. Issues facilitating full participation of family farmers in AIS, published in FAO
Website: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?A0=AIS-L FAO e-Conference June 4-July 1, 2012
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3. Family farms, applied research and sustainable development, But to go where? published in FAO
Website: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?A0=AIS-L FAO e-Conference June 4-July 1, 2012
4. ITK // Agents working in rural areas, published in FAO Website: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-
bin/wa?A0=AIS-L FAO e-Conference June 4-July 1, 2012
5. Farmers organizations // Anti-corruption procedures // TQM, published in FAO
Website: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?A0=AIS-L FAO e-Conference June 4-July 1, 2012
6. Fisheries sector Eritrea published in FAO Website https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?A0=AIS-L FAO e-
Conference June 4-July 1, 2012
7. Radio as an integral part of the extension system published in FAO Website https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-
bin/wa?A0=AIS-L FAO e-Conference June 4-July 1, 2012
8. Gender issues in fisheries, and impacts on innovation published in FAO Website https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-
bin/wa?A0=AIS-L FAO e-Conference June 4-July 1, 2012
9. Berikh, sub-zone of Eritrea, Farmers case study, published in FAO Website https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-
bin/wa?A0=AIS-L FAO e-Conference June 4-July 1, 2012
10. Growth, Instability and Forecast of Marine Product Export from India, published in Agricultural
Economics Research Review Vol. 26 (Conference Number) 2013, pp.194
http://jiw.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:aerr&volume=26&issue=conf&article=ab
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CURRENT OCCUPATION

Currently I am living in Soderhamn and waiting to start my SFI classes soon.

LANGUAGES

Language spoken written

Svenska SFI class SFI class
English Excellent Excellent
Arabic Good Good
Tigrigna Excellent Excellent