Research Centers
Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center
Asela Agricultural Engineering Research Center
Bako Agricultural Engineering Research Center
Bako Agricultural Research Center
Batu Fishery and other Aquatic Life Research Center
Batu Soil Research Center
Bedele Agricultural Research Center
Bore Agricultural Research Center
Fadis Agricultural Research Center
Fitche Agricultural Research Center
Haro-Sabu Agricultural Research Center
Holeta Bee Research Center
Jima Agricultural Engineering Research Center
Mechara Agricultural Research Center
Nekemte Soil Research Center
Sinana Agricultural Research center
Yabalo Pastoral & Dry land Agricultural Research Center
Bako Agricultural Research Center (BARC)
Establishment
Bako Agricultural Research Center (BARC), the then Ethio-German experimental station, was established in 1964 by an agreement signed between the Federal Republic of West Germany and Ethiopian government (Emperor H/Silase I). At the infant stage (1964 - 1977) it was called Ethio-german experimental station. Latter on (1977- 2002) the center was transferred to Ethiopian government and managed under Ethiopian Agricultural Research Institute. Then after the regional government agricultural research institute establishment (2002 to date) BARC has been managed by Oromia National Regional State (Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, IQQO)
Location
The center is located at 258 km west of the capital, Addis Ababa, 8 km away from the nearest town, Bako and 4 km from highway road to Nekemte town, western Ethiopia. BARC lies between 906’N latitude and 3709’E longitude at an altitude of 1650 masl. Agro-ecology is mid-altitude with high rainfall of 1238 mm year-1 and hot humid weather 13.3 0C minimum and 28 0C Maximum annum-1
BARC covers an area of 1440 hectares. Majority of the land area (66.5%) was allocated for natural and artificial forest and grazing land, 22.5% is allotted for experimental and seed multiplication, the rest 10% is for residential, research block and management office, laboratory, library. garage and recreation areas.
Objectives of the center
The general objective of the center are identification and prioritization of crop, livestock and natural resource production problems and planning and executing problem oriented and demand based research. Generation of agricultural technologies and promotion to the end users. In short target of the center are:
Core Responsibilities/ Mandate area
The center is responsible for technology generation (crop, livestock and natural resource).
Research Structure
Crop Research Technology Generation Process
i) Cereal crops ii)
ii) Pulse and oil crops
iii)Horticultural crops and
iv)Seed research and crop technology multiplications.
Crop Protection Technology Generation Process
i) Pathology
ii)Weed science and
iii)Entomology
Natural Resource Research Technology Generation Process
i) Soil fertility improvement
ii) Agroforestry.
Livestock Research Technology Generation Process
i) Dairy Cattle research
ii) Meat Animal research
iii) Animal feed research
iv) Apiculture research
v) Poultry research and
vi)Animal technology multiplication teams.
Socio-economics, Research Extension and Gender Research Process
i) Socio-economics and
ii) Research extension
Coffee and Tea Research Process
This process is a newly established one where the center is going to address the research activities on coffee and tea in its mandate areas.
Soil and Water Engineering Research Team
This research team is established under the agricultural engineering research process at head quarter but at BARC it is a research team which started undertaking activities in 2016/17 cropping year.