Member Profile
Membership type: full
PhD Fellowship Alumna
Tigist Tadesse Shonte
Country of origin: Ethiopia Currently in: South Africa, Pretoria General field of specialization: Agricultural SciencesPhD Fellowship Alumna
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Degrees
2018 Doctorate Agricultural Sciences2008 Master Agricultural Sciences2005 Undergraduate Agricultural Sciences -
Current Research Activities
Agricultural Sciences
Food Chemistry /Food Analysis /Food & Nutrition /Active & Intelligent Packaging /Food Processing & Preservation /Postharvest Physiology & Technology /Sensory Analysis.Current profession
Current professional activities type:Teaching
Affiliations
Codex AlimentariusPresentation given
2019Effect of drying method on chemical composition and antioxidant activity of underutilized stinging nettle leavesAfrican Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaEvent: Postharvest Loss Reduction and Agro-processing: Drivers of Agricultural Transformation in Africa2018Women Farmers: challenges and way forward to Extension of Small-Scale Postharvest Horticulture Technologies for Sustainable Food Security; Theme 2: Application of a Gender Lens in addressing Food Security and PolicyBirchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre, Boksburg, South AfricaEvent: SAYAS Food Security & Policy Workshop: Policy Direction - Eradication of Hunger and Achievement of Food Security.2015Sensory properties of cooked leaves and leaf infusions from stinging nettleSTIAS, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.Event: 1st AfroSense conference of new techniques and trends for sensory characterization & consumer profiling2015Sensory properties of stinging nettle leavesDurbanEvent: The 21st SAAFoST (South Africa Association of Food Science and Technology) Biennial International Congress and Exhibition2016Nutritional Properties of Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica L) Cooked Leaves and Leaf Infusions: A Potential Food Source to Address MalnutritionUniversity of Johannesburg, South AfricaEvent: The 2016 Autumn International Scientific Conference on Food Safety and Security Conference (FSaS)2013Postharvest quality of Georgia grown pomegranatesCSIR International Convention Centre, PretoriaEvent: 20th Biennial International SAAFoST Congress and Exhibition -
Fellowship with OWSD
Fellowship with OWSD
Fellowship awarded 2013
PHD Graduation 2018
