Melaku Worede

Melaku Worede (; 1936 – 31 July 2023) was an Ethiopian geneticist and agronomist.

Melaku was born in 1936,

Melaku was awarded the Right Livelihood Award in 1989 "for preserving Ethiopia's genetic wealth by building one of the finest seed conservation centres in the world."

Melaku features in the film Seeds of Justice which was released in June 2012, and features narration from Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons. The film was produced by The Gaia Foundation and the African Biodiversity Network, both organisations with whom Melaku has been a long-term ally and worked alongside to lead a number of trainings with Field Officers working across Africa. Melaku has three children: Mary Worede, H/Mariam Melaku Worede and Lij Tedla Melaku Worede.

Death On 31 July 2023, the Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI) announced that Melaku had died.