Dr. Samuel Tuffa

Researcher
Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Ethiopia


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Agricultural Ecology from University of Hohenheim, Germany

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Biography

Samuel Tuffa currently coordinates Oromia Agricultural Transformation (ATO) Program at Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Ethiopia; his research has encompassed both observational and experimental empirical work that has addressed plant-herbivore interactions in the natural agroecosystem.

Area of Interest:

Agricultural Sciences
Agroecology
Agricultural Ecology
Biodiversity and Conservation
Agroecology

Selected Publications

  1. Tuffa, S., 2022. Maintaining sustainability and resilience in rangeland ecosystems. Res. Ecol., 4: 51-55.
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  2. Gebremedhn, H.H., T.Z. Kelkay, Y. Tesfay, S. Tuffa, S.W. Dejene, S. Mensah, A.J.M. Devenish and A. Egeru, 2022. Carbon stock and change rate under different grazing management practices in semiarid pastoral ecosystem of Eastern Ethiopia. Land, Vol. 11. 10.3390/land11050639.
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  3. Shiferaw, A., F. Yimer and S. Tuffa, 2019. Changes in soil organic carbon stock under different land use types in Semiarid Borana rangelands: Implications for CO2 emission mitigation in the rangelands. J. Agric. Sci. Food Res., Vol. 10. 10.35248/2593-9173.19.10.254.
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  4. Tuffa, S., D. Hoag and A.C. Treydte, 2018. Effects of clipping and irrigation on carbon storage in grasses: implications for CO2 emission mitigation in rangelands. Carbon Manage., 9: 177-186.
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  5. Tuffa, S., D. Hoag and A.C. Treydte, 2017. Clipping and irrigation enhance grass biomass and nutrients: Implications for rangeland management. Acta Oecol., 81: 32-39.
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  6. Tuffa, S. and A.C. Treydte, 2017. Modeling Boran cattle populations under climate change and varying carrying capacity. Ecol. Modell., 352: 113-127.
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  7. Tebeje, B.E., G.B. Negasa, S.T. Kawo and J.D. Liban, 2014. Effect of reseeding of rhodes grass on the restoration of degraded Rangeland of Borana, Southern Ethiopia. Direct Res. J. Agric. Food Sci., 2: 102-106.
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  8. Negasa, B., B. Eba, S. Tuffa, B. Bayissa, J. Doyo and N. Husen, 2014. Control of bush encroachment in Borana zone of Southern Ethiopia: Effects of different control techniques on rangeland vegetation and tick populations. Pastoralism, Vol. 4. 10.1186/s13570-014-0018-1.
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  9. Adane, B., B. Bayissa, S. Tuffa, T. Tola and S. Mekonnen, 2012. Participatory impact assessment of ticks on cattle milk production in pastoral and agro-pastoral production systems of Borana Zone, Oromia Regional State, Southern Ethiopia. Ethiop. Vet. J., 16: 1-13.
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