Prof. Ayalneh Bogale is a citizen of Ethiopia. He has been an AGRODEP member since March, 2011. At the present, Ayalneh is a Director and Associate Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. In this position, Ayalneh Research and teach on Food Security, Climate Change, Food Policy. Before joining University of KwaZulu-Natal, Ayalneh worked for Haramaya University. He holds a BS in Agricultural Economics from Haramaya University, a MSc in Agricultural Economics from Haramaya University, and a Ph.D. in Resource Economics from Humboldt University of Berlin. He is specialized in Environmental and Resource Economics. He is interested in .