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Research Centers

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:

  • Increase production & productivity of crops and animal resources
  • Sustainable management & utilization of natural resources
  • Enhancing  food security, food self sufficiency and nutritional security

 

Core Responsibilities/ Mandate area

The center is responsible for technology generation (crop, livestock and natural resource).

  • Develop, adapt, multiply and disseminate agricultural technologies for three zones of western Oromia ( Horro-guduru Wollega, East Wollega, Buno Bedele and some part of West Shawa) Zones
  • Document and disseminate agricultural knowledge and information
  • Form linkage/collaborate with other regional, national and international agriculture research centers as well as higher learning institution and funding agencies or Organizations
  • Maintenance multiplication and distribution of early generation of maize seed, animal feeds and live stack technology are national and regional mandate of the center
  • Build staffs & some stakeholders capacity

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.

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