History

The center was formerly established by bilateral agreement among the Ethiopian & the then Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) government in 1977 by the name of pathological laboratory. During this time, the research focus was only on plant diseases. After some years of its establishment Agricultural Entomology and Weed Science research was launched in addition to the plant diseases. In 1989 due to the termination of the bilateral agreement, the center was restructured under the then Ethiopian Science and Technology Commission and now called Ethiopian Science and Technology Minister. In 1994 over again, the center was restructured under the then Institute of Agriculture Research (IAR) and now called Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR).  Currently the research center is working as one of the federal research center of EIAR.

Total area: 149.215 ha.

• Ambo =78.215ha (main campus)
• Awash Bole= 67ha (sub-station)
• Dire Inchini= 4ha (sub-station)

Location (Lat/long): 8° 57 N & 38° 07’ E
Agro Ecology zones (AEZs): Temperate (Intermediate high land)
Altitutde:  2175 m.a.s.l.

Climate
Temperature (10 years): 10.02°C min & 26.89°C Max (Mean= 18.44°C)
Rainfall: 1018.19 mm annual
Length of growing period (LGP): 4-5 months
Soil type and coverage in percent: Vertisols consisting of   67% clay, 18% silt, 15 % sand and 1.5% organic.
Center of Excellence: Plant Protection Research.
Distance From Addis Ababa: 116kms                      

Address: Ambo Plant Protection Research Center
Tel: (+251) -112362204, (+251) -112362036
Fax: (+251) -112362325
E-mail: aprca@ethionet.et
P.O. Box 37, Ambo, Ethiopia
It is located in the Oromia Regional state