Mr Esayas Mulatu Morka is the Business Development Manager for the Young Entrepreneurs in Honey and Silk (YESH) project. Previously, he was the Agribusiness Development Officer at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT- Ethiopia). The main responsibilities of the position included: facilitating the commercialisation of two wheeled tractors through the private sector; developing business models for smallholder farmers to access the technology; assessing demand for hiring the services; evaluating financial viability of the technology, and developing partnership and collaboration between the value chain actors. Previously, Mr Morka worked for the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency as Senior Technical Expert for Output Marketing. Prior to this, he held positions as Livelihood Advisor and Small & Medium Enterprise Development Officer at GIZ, and as Value Chain & Financial Services Officer at Mercy Corps.

Mr Morka holds an MBA from Sikkim Manipal University, India; a Postgraduate Diploma in Rural Development from Weitz Centre for Sustainable Development, Israel, and a BSc degree in Industrial Engineering from Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. His expertise includes agribusiness development, value chain analysis, business model development, enterprise development and facilitation of private sector engagement in agribusiness.