Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher

(1940–2023) Biologist Ethiopia

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Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher was a biologist from Ethiopia, best known for Biosafety & biodiversity.

Quick Facts About Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher

Born: February 19, 1940
Died: March 20, 2023
Nationality: Ethiopia
Profession: Biologist
Notable works: Biosafety & biodiversity

About Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher

Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher was an Ethiopian scientist who won the Right Livelihood Award in 2000 "for his exemplary work to safeguard biodiversity and the traditional rights of farmers and communities to their genetic resources."

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Right Livelihood Award Champions of the Earth Fellow of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences

Quotes by Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher

The Nuffield report suggests that there is a moral imperative for investment into GM crop research in developing countries. But the moral…

Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher

Agriculture

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I am local, rural, communal. And I find that the whole world is a community. We have made progress in asserting our…

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Community

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There are still hungry people in Ethiopia, but they are hungry because they have no money, no longer because there is no…

Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher

Abuse

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