CAES-BDU HOSTS THE 2014 JOINT ANNUAL RESEARCH REVIEW CONFERENCE

College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences host the 2014 joint annual research review conference held between the 27th and 31st January involving three universities and four research centers found in Western Amhara. The research review took place for five days at CAES- Zenzelima Campus under five key research thematic areas: Crop; Livestock and Fishery; Natural Resources; Agricultural Mechanization and Food Science as well as Agricultural Technology Transfer, Rural Development, and Socioeconomic research thematic areas. According to conference coordinator, Dr. Melkamu Alemayehu, organizing such a joint annual research review is one of the main role of Western Amhara Operational Platform established with the aim of encouraging interdisciplinary and integrated research focusing on problems which have national development priority to avoid duplication of efforts and resources.