Country Profile - Ethiopia

 

 

 

 

Researchers

Category

Supervising agency

Executing agency

Research focus

Head count

FTEs

Year

Government

Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization (EARO)

Awasa National Maize Research Center

Corn

3.0 

3.0 

2000

 

 

Ambo Plant Protection Research Center

Crops

23.0

23.0 

2000

 

 

Bako National Maize Research Center

Corn

6.0

6.0 

2000

 

 

Debre Zeit Research Center

Crops, livestock, natural resources

38.0

38.0 

2000

 

 

Forestry Research Center

 

38.0

38.0 

2000

 

 

Holetta Agricultural Research Center

Crops, livestock, natural resources

79.0

79.0 

2000

 

 

Jimma Research Center

Coffee, natural resources

38.0

38.0 

2000

 

 

Kulumsa Research Center

Wheat, other crops, socio-economics

28.0

28.0 

2000

 

 

Melkassa Research Center

Crops, mechanization

88.0

88.0 

2000

 

 

National Fisheries and Other Living Aquatic Resources Research Center

Inland fisheries

12.0

12.0 

2000

 

 

National Soil Research Center

Soil

10.0

9.0 

2000

 

 

Pawe Research Center

Crops, forestry, socio-economics

10.0

10.0 

2000

 

 

Sebeta Animal Health Research Center

Pastures & forages, animal health

19.0

19.0 

2000

 

 

Werer Research Center

Cotton, other crops, natural resources

22.0

22.0 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Regional Research Centers

Amhara Region

Adet Agricultural Research Center

Crops

38.0

38.0 

2000

 

 

Sheno Agricultural Research Center

Crops, livestock

40.0

40.0 

2000

 

 

Sirinka Agricultural Research Center

Crops

26.0

26.0 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gambela Region

Abobo Agricultural Research Center

 

na

na 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oromia Region

Adamitulu Agricultural Research Center

Livestock

18.0 

18.0 

2000

 

 

Bako Agricultural Research Center

Livestock, pastures and forages, crops

37.0 

37.0 

2000

 

 

Sinana Agricultural Research Center

Crops

30.0

30.0 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Nations Nationalities Peoples Region

Areka Agricultural Research Center and Awassa Agricultural Research Center

 Crops, natural resources, socio-economics

43.0

43.0 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tigray Region Government

Mekele Agricultural Research Center

 

na

na 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regional Animal Health Laboratories

?

Asella Animal Health Laboratory

 

  na

  na

2000

 

?

Bedele Animal Health Laboratory

 

  na

  na

2000

 

?

Bahir Dar Animal Health Laboratory

 

  na

  na

2000

 

?

Bahir Dar Fish and Aquatic Life Research

 

  na

  na

2000

 

?

Diredawa Animal Health Laboratory

 

  na

  na

2000

 

?

Kombolcha Animal Health Laboratory

 

  na

  na

2000

 

?

National Animal Health Laboratory

 

  na

  na

2000

 

?

Wolatia Sodo Animal Health Laboratory

 

  na

  na

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Higher Education

Addis Ababa University, Debre Zeit

Faculty of Veterinary

Livestock

36.0

10.8 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alemaya University of Agriculture

Crops, livestock

169.0

42.3 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mekele University

Faculty of Dryland Agriculture and Natural Resources

Crops, livestock, natural resources, socio-economics

28.0 

7.0 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ambo College of Agriculture

 

na 

na 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Awassa College of Agriculture

 

na

5.3 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jimma College of Agriculture

Crops, livestock

46.0

11.5 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wendogent College of Forestry

 

34.0

3.4 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private Enterprises

Barale Agricultural Development P.L. Co.

Cotton

2.0

1.0 

2000

 

Ethiopian Spice Extraction Factory

Spices and herbs

1.0

1.0 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASTI country brief on Ethiopia, 2003(PDF 219K)