Dr. Getachew Abate is a visiting assistant professor and product market analyst at the MSU Product Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Professional Interests

• Innovation and entrepreneurship
• Supply chain analysis
• Product development and market opportunity analyses
• Regional food systems development and sustainable agriculture
• Bioeconomy  

Selected Publications

Peterson, H.C. Knudson, W., and Getachew Abate. 2006. The economic impact and potential of Michigan’s agri-food system. Working paper 1-1606. Strategic Marketing Institute, Product Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Bitsch, V., Getachew Abate, S.B. Harsh and A.W. Mugera. Human Resource management Risks: Sources and Control Strategies Based on Dairy Farmer Focus Groups. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 38.1 (April 2006): 123-136.

Getachew Abate and Colletta Moser. (2003). E-Commerce and Internet Use in Small Businesses: Trends and Issues. MSU Department of Agricultural Economics, Staff Paper 03-04.

Getachew Abate, Hoermann, D. and Haimanot Tadesse (2003). Effects of the structural adjustment program on the performance of the coffee sector in Ethiopia. Acta Horticulturae 621, 29-36.

Getachew Abate and Colletta Moser. (2002). Retention and Expansion Issues and Concerns of Rural Businesses: Some Findings from Surveys in the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan. MSU Department of Agricultural Economics, Staff Paper 02-52.

Getachew Abate (2000). The Sustainable Agriculture Paradigm: Issues, Lessons, and Challenges in Developing Countries. In Bokelmann W, (Ed.) (2000), Gartenbau in einer sich wandelnden Welt. Shaker Publishing Co., Berlin, Germany. P. 77-95.