Curriculum Vitae

Name: ASEETE PAUL Nationality: Ugandan Postal Address: 1609 Hillcrest Dr, Bldg 12 Apt 101 Manhattan, KS 66502 Mobile number: (785) – 317 - 3518 Email Address [email protected]

EDUCATION Third Degree Degree: PhD in Agricultural Economics Duration of study: Ongoing (August 2017 – Present) Awarding University: Kansas State University

Second Degree Degree: Collaborative Masters in Applied and Agricultural Economics. Subject area: Agricultural and applied Economics Duration of study: 2013 – 2017 Awarding University: Makerere University and University of Pretoria

First Degree Degree received: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Subject area: Agricultural Economics Duration of study: Four Years (2006-2010) Awarding University: Makerere University, Uganda Grade: First Class Honors

CAREER VISION

A distinguished professional Agricultural Economist using the knowledge to enhance research activities for improved productivity and profitability and to become a wide knowledge base towards generating sustainable technologies.

QUALIFICATION

Collaborative Masters of Science in Applied and Agricultural Economics.

POSITIONS AND EMPLOYMENT

June 2011 to 2017: Socio/Agricultural Economist, Legume Development Programme; NaCRRI/NARO, Namulonge, Wakiso district, Uganda. Responsibilities: 1. Carrying out baseline surveys/studies for projects 2. Impact studies/Project Evaluation 3. Studies on Economics Different Agricultural research technologies 4. Market studies and research for the East African Region 5. Participatory variety development, selection and dissemination with bias towards legume crop seed systems. 6. Project /research Proposal writing and Review 7. Monitoring and Evaluating of Legume Research Activities 8. Gender mainstreaming in bean research as a gender Focal Person 9. Establishing and Developing innovative bean platforms June 2010 to May 2011: Research Assistant (in Confined Field Trials), NARO/MONSATO, Mubuku Kasese district, Uganda. Responsibilities: 10. Managing and maintaining data of all CFT activities 11. Preparing project field progress and incidence reports on major occurrences 12. Monitoring and analyzing advancements of CFT activities 13. Supervising workers in the field 14. Participating in result discussion meetings to generate ways forward for research.

PAPERS/ARTICLES WRITTEN/MAJOR PRESENTATIONS

Aseete P, Katungi E., Bonabana. J – Wabbi., Ugen. A. M., and Birachi E (2017). Ex-Ante Analysis of the Demand for new value-added pulse products: A case of Precooked Beans in Uganda. Conference paper presented at Joint Pan-African Grain Legume and World Cowpea Conference 2016, Livingstone, Zambia (Full paper under review)

Aseete P. (2017). Ex-Ante Analysis of the Demand for Precooked Beans in Uganda, Master Thesis

Nakazi, F., Njuki, J., Ugen, M. A., Aseete, P., Katungi, E., Birachi, E., ... & Nanyonjo, G. (2017). Is bean really a women’s crop? Men and women’s participation in bean production in Uganda. Agriculture & Food Security, 6(1), 22.

Nakazi, F., Aseete, P., Katungi, E., & Ugen, M. A. (2017). The potential and limits of farmers’ groups as catalysts of women leaders. Cogent Economics & Finance, 5(1), 1348326.

Nkalubo, S.T. Namayanja. A. Ugen. A.M. Paparu. P. Otim. M and Aseete. P. (2013). Breeding for bean anthracnose resistance: Matching breeding interventions with people’s livelihoods through participatory variety selection. Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2013, 14 (1): 45 – 55

Ugen A. M., Aseete P., Nasirumbi L. A., Namayanja A., Nkalubo S. T., Otim M., Paparu, P., Mugagga I., Ssekabembe R.; 2012, Using Farmer Led Community Based Bean Seed Producer Associations to Promote and Disseminate Bean Research Technologies for Better Livelihoods, A paper presented during the NARO Scientific conference, 1st – 3rd October 2012.

Aseete, P (2010), Factors that affect performance of farmer groups in Soroti district, Uganda. Undergraduate Research, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Makerere University

REFERENCE

ENID KATUNGI (PhD) Impact Economists International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - Kawanda PO BOX 6247, Kampala, Uganda Mobile: +256-772-354-566 Email: [email protected]

ELIUD ABUCHELI BIRACHI (PhD) Market economist International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – Kigali Mobile: +250 783 808 149 or +254 722 444 317 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]

Michael A UGEN (PhD) Director of Research National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute (NaSARRI) National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) P.O. 56, Soroti, Serere, Uganda Office Phone: +256 454 463665/463663 Mobile Phone: +256 772 446739