Wendo Genet Research Center

History: Wendo Genet Agricultural Research Center was established in 2009 to conduct agricultural research mainly on Aromatic, medicinal and bio-fuel plants. before this year, the Center was a perfume factory owned by Belgium and France citizens who were engaged in extracting and producing perfumes and aromatic oils up until. Subsequently, the Center was operational under the then Ethiopian Chemical Corporation and Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI) up to 2003. Since then the center had been served as sub-center for Aromatic Oils Research Center up until 2008. In 2009 the Center was upgraded to a level of research center under the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research. 

Land Holding (ha): 113.5 ha, that is, forest 54.3 ha, open woodland 19 ha, field site trial: 31.9 ha, field genetic bank 3.1 ha, built up area, 4.6 ha, road 4.6 ha

Location (Latitude/longitude): 7º 19' N and 38º 38' E

Agro-ecological zones (AEZs): H3 (Tepid humid highland)

Altitude: 1760-1920 m.a.s.l.

Temperature (min/max):11.5 ºC and 26.2 ºC

Rainfall: 1372 mm 

Length of growing period (LGP):210-239 days

Soil type and coverage: Luvisols (sandy loam with pH 5.2-7.7)

Coordination Role: Aromatic, medicinal and bio-energy plants

Distance from Addis Ababa (km): 270 km

Address: 

Wendo Genet Agricultural Research Center

Tel: (+251) 46-119-07-02

Fax: (+251) 46-119-12-45,

P.O.Box: 198 Shashemene, Ethiopia 

The Center is located in the SNNPR Region