Research Centers

Research center managers, administrators, program coordinators based at the centers and other staff may be contacted by their addresses. Please click here to obtain the contact details of each research center.

Year of establishment: 1977
Distance from the capital (Addis Abeba): 130 km
Latitude: 8⁰57^'N
Longitude: 38⁰07^'E
Altitude: 2225 m
Maximum temperature: 25.4⁰
Minimum temperature: 11.7⁰
Rainfall: 1115 mm
Climate: Temperate (intermediate highland)
Major soil type: Vertisols
Landholding: 71.5 ha
Research commodities: National crop protection research on major crops

Year of establishment: 2005

Year of establishment: 1985
Distance from the capital (Addis Abeba): 335 km
Latitude: 7⁰09^'N
Longitude: 37⁰47^'E
Altitude: 1830 m
Maximum temperature: 25.6 C⁰
Minimum temperature: 13.7 C⁰
Rainfall: 1528.1 mm
Major soil type: Nitosols
Landholding: 60 ha
Research commodities: Enset (nationally coordinated)

Year of establishment: 1967
Distance from the capital (Addis Abeba): 275 km
Latitude: 7⁰05^'N
Longitude: 38⁰29^'E
Altitude: 1700 m
Maximum temperature: 26.9 C⁰
Minimum temperature: 12.1 C⁰
Rainfall: 1044.3 mm
Major soil type: Fluvisols
Landholding: 100 ha
Research commodities: Maize

Year of establishment: 1964
Distance from the capital (Addis Abeba): 258 km
Latitude: 9⁰06^'N
Longitude: 37⁰09^'E
Altitude: 1650 m
Maximum temperature: 27.9 C⁰
Minimum temperature: 13.2 C⁰
Rainfall: 1210.10 mm
Climate: Sub-humid, mid latitude sub-tropical climate
Major soil type: Nitosols
Landholding: 1000 ha
Research commodities: Maize (nationally coordinated)

Year of establishment: 1953
Distance from the capital (Addis Abeba): 47 km
Latitude: 8⁰44^'N
Longitude: 38⁰85^'E
Altitude: 1900 m
Maximum temperature: 24.3 C⁰
Minimum temperature: 8.9 C⁰
Rainfall: 851 mm
Climate: Tepid to cool moist mid to high altitude
Major soil type: Alfisol/Mollisol and Vertisols
Landholding: 170 ha
Research commodities: tef (nationally coordinated), durum wheat, lentil (nationally coordinated), fruits and vegetable, poultry, (nationally coordinated) dairy, beef, forestry, chickpea (nationally coordinated)

Year of establishment: 1975
Distance from the capital (Addis Abeba): Located in Addis Abeba
Latitude: 9⁰02^'N
Longitude: 38⁰43^'E
Altitude: 2400 m
Maximum temperature: 22.5 C⁰
Minimum temperature: 9.5 C⁰
Rainfall: 1225 mm
Climate: Dega
Major soil type: Vertisols
Landholding: 369 ha
Research commodities: forestry, agrroforestry and forest products

Year of establishment: 1966
Distance from the capital (Addis Abeba): 45 km
Latitude: 8⁰30^'E
Longitude: 9⁰00^'N
Altitude: 2400 m
Maximum temperature: 22.1 C⁰
Minimum temperature: 6.2 C⁰
Rainfall: 1078 mm
Major soil type: Nitosols and Vertisols
Landholding: 183 ha
Research commodities: Barley (nationally coordinated), bread wheat, tef, highland oil crops (nationally coordinated), highland pulses (nationally coordinated), potato (nationally coordinated), fruits, soil and water management, dairy (nationally coordinated)

Jimma Research Center

Year of establishment: 1968
Distance from the capital(Addis Abeba): 343 km
Latitude: 7⁰46^'N
Longitude: 36^'E
Altitude: 1753 m
Maximum temperature: 25.9 C⁰
Minimum temperature: 11.3 C⁰
Rainfall: 1554.6 mm
Climate: Warm humid
Major soil type: Nitosol, Cambisol
Landholding: 183 ha
Research commodities: Coffee (nationally coordinated), spices (nationally coordinated), maize, sorghum, tef, lowland pulses, fruits, potato, roots and tubers

Year of establishment: 1966
Distance from the capital (Addis Abeba): 168 km
Latitude: 8⁰01^'N
Longitude: 39⁰09^'E
Altitude: 2200 m
Maximum temperature: 22.8 C⁰
Minimum temperature: 10.5 C⁰
Rainfall: 850 mm
Climate: Medium highland
Major soil type: Fairly drained brownish clay soil
Landholding: 400 ha
Research commodities: wheat, highland pulse, highland oilcrops, barley and potato

Year of establishment: 1969
Distance from the capital (Addis Abeba): 117 km
Latitude: 8⁰24^'N
Longitude: 39⁰21^'E
Altitude: 1550 m
Maximum temperature: 24.8 C⁰
Minimum temperature: 14.0 C⁰
Rainfall: 763 mm
Climate: Dryland semiarid
Major soil type: Vertisols, Cambisols, Yermisols
Landholding: 200 ha
Research commodities: Vegetables (nationally coordinated), fruits (nationally coordinated), sorghum (nationally coordinated), beans (nationally coordinated), maize, tef and farm implements (nationally coordinated)

Year of establishment: 1985
Distance from the capital(Addis Abeba): 572 km
Latitude: 11⁰12^'N
Longitude: 36⁰25^'E
Altitude: 1200 m
Maximum temperature: 30 C⁰
Minimum temperature: 25 C⁰
Rainfall: 1000–1500 mm
Climate: Hot-humid
Major soil type: Red and black
Landholding: 87.74 ha
Research commodities: Rice, maize, finger millet, sorghum, lowland pulses

Year of establishment: 1967
Distance from the capital(Addis Abeba): 40 km
Altitude: 2250 m
Maximum temperature: 27 C⁰
Minimum temperature: 8 ⁰
Rainfall: 1500 mm
Landholding: 3.5.15 ponds
Research commodities: Fish (nationally coordinated)

Year of establishment: 1964
Distance from the capital(Addis Abeba): 280 km
Latitude: 9⁰20^'N
Longitude: 40⁰23^'E
Altitude: 750 m
Maximum temperature: 34 C⁰
Minimum temperature: 18 C⁰
Climate: Hot and dry semi-arid
Major soil type: Vertisols and Fluvisols
Landholding: 370 ha
Research commodities: Cotton (nationally coordinated), lowland oil crops (nationally coordinated), irrigation and soil management, small ruminants, horticulture

Distance from the capital (Addis Abeba): Found in Addis Abeba
Research commodities: Essentail oils