Area of Expertise

Regional and Rural Planning

Work Experience

Flora Valentine Mlage works as Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Regional and Rural Development Planning of the Institute of Rural Development Planning (IRDP). She is a planner with five + years of experience as a researcher and trainer in the field of Reginal and Rural Development Planning. Also, she has experience of 20+ years of teaching at secondary schools

Professional Skills

• Wide knowledge and ability to master the area of regional and rural planning,
• High creativity towards regional and rural development planning, towards the economic potential of villages, sub-districts, districts and provinces,
• The capability to participate in the analysis of regional and rural development planning concerning biophysical, institutional, economic, social, environmental and location aspects and
• The capacity to formulate approaches to solve various community problems, especially concerning regional and rural development planning with scientific reasoning.

• Experienced in the use and applications of statistical packages such as SPSS, Statistical and Stater Software for data mining and perform complex statistical analysis.

Research and academic Interests

Main research and academic interest are on rural urban linkages, gender and rural development, water resource, agriculture and rural development, rural and sustainable development, women and entrepreneurship, resources mobilization for rural development, rural electrification and development planning.