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Diriba Bekere Kumssa

Leverhulme Research Fellow, Faculty of Science

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Biography

Diriba B Kumssa is an interdisciplinary research scientist with international experience. He is experienced in quantitative and qualitative mixed science research in human and ruminant livestock mineral nutrition, geographic information science, agroforestry, forestry and restoration ecology. As a Leverhulme Research Fellow, he aims to establish the nutritional and biochemical profiles of several wild woody plant edible fruits growing in the Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hot Spot region.

Expertise Summary

  • Biogeochemistry
  • Geographic information science and remote sensing (ArcGIS, QGIS, ERDAS)
  • Statistical data analyses (SPSS, MINITAB, R)
  • Visualizations (Tableau, R, QGIS, ArcGIS)
  • Database development and management (MS Access)
  • Survey design and implementation (KoBoToolBox)

Teaching Summary

Diriba teaches the Biofortification session of the Plants and the Soil Environment (PSE) module.

Research Summary

As a Leverhulme Research Fellow, Diriba aims to establish the nutritional and other important biochemical profiles of several wild woody plant edible fruits growing in the Eastern Afromontane… read more

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Current Research

As a Leverhulme Research Fellow, Diriba aims to establish the nutritional and other important biochemical profiles of several wild woody plant edible fruits growing in the Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hot Spot region.

Past Research

  • Global incidences of human dietary mineral undernutrition and alternative ways to tackle them
  • Hypomagnesium tetany in the UK ruminant livestock
  • Forestry and agroforestry in Ethiopia
  • Restoration ecology following natural or anthropogenic disturbances
  • Remote sensing of forest fire

Future Research

Using his interdisciplinary research experiences, Diriba would like to explore how underutilized and locally available natural resources can assist in reducing the widespread micronutrient deficiencies in sub-Saharan Africa.

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