WP3 (Interdisciplinary Research) Co-Coordinator
Professor at the Center for Food Science & Nutrition at Addis Ababa University – Ethiopia
Kaleab Baye is a Full Professor of Human Nutrition, former Director of the Center for Food Science and Nutrition (2016-19) at Addis Ababa University. He holds a PhD in Nutrition and Health from the University of Montpellier, France. Prof. Baye’s research interests are maternal and child nutrition, micronutrients, and interventions to improve diet quality. Prof. Baye is serving as a Deputy Editor of the journal Public Health Nutrition and is a member of the editorial board of Global Food Security. He has served as a guest editor for journals like Maternal and Child Nutrition, Current Developments in Nutrition, Frontiers Public Health, and Agriculture and Food Economics. Prof Baye served as a member of expert panels and advisory boards to institutions like the WHO, UNICEF and the Rockefeller Foundation. Prof. Baye co-leads the food systems working group of the Interdisciplinary Policy Oriented Research for Africa (IPORA) programme.
