Fiche Agricultural Research Center

Establishment

 Fiche Agricultural Research Center established as a soil research center in 2002/2003  under Bureau of Agriculture and undergo several reforms. Finally, the center was restructured to Agricultural Research Center in 2020 under Oromia Agricultural Research Institute.

Location:

The center is located at distance of 112 km north to Finfine in North Shewa Zone, Girar Jarso District Fitche Town.  @ N-9₀46’424’’: E-038₀44’622’’ and elevation of  2795m.a.s.l with annual rain fall of  800-1600 m.

Research Mandate Area of the center: All Districts of North Shewa Zone and Some parts of Shegar City

Research Processes

Crop Research Process

1. Cereal Research Team
2. Pulse and Oil Research Team
3. Horticulture research Team

Natural Resource Research Process

1. Soil Fertility Improvement and Problematic Soil
2. Agroforestry Research Team
3. Soil Resource Survey Research team
4. Soil & Water Conservation and Watershed Management Research Team
5. Soil Test Team

Livestock Research Process)

• Animal Feed and Range Land Management Research Team

Agricultural Engineering research process

• Irrigation, Drainage Engineering and Water harvesting Research Team

Agricultural Extension and Socio- Economics Research Process

1. Agricultural Extension Research Team
2. Socio-Economics research Team

Crop Protection Research Process

1. Crop Pathology Research Team
2. Weed Science Research team
3. Entomology Research team

Seed research and Technology Multiplication Research Process

1. Cereal Seed Research and technology multiplication Research Team
2. Pulse and Oil Seed Research and technology multiplication Research Team
3. Horticulture Seed Research and technology multiplication Research Team
4. Animal Feeds Seed Research and technology multiplication Research Team

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