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}\n }\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n Haramaya University Research Centers\n Erer Berkele Research Station\n <nav>\n <a href=\"#about\">Overview<\/a>\n <a href=\"#focus\">Research<\/a>\n <a href=\"#location\">Location<\/a>\n <a href=\"#contact\">Contact<\/a>\n <\/nav>\n<header>\n Babile district \u00b7 Eastern Hararege \u00b7 Oromia\n <h1>Where highland orchards meet field research.<\/h1>\n <p>Erer Berkele Research Station sits <strong>45 km<\/strong> from Haramaya University’s main campus, on more than <strong>30 hectares<\/strong> given over to fruit and field-crop trials in the eastern Hararege lowlands.<\/p>\n 45km from Haramaya main campus\n 7permanent research staff\n 30+hectares under trial\n<\/header>\n<section id=\"about\">\n <h2>A lowland station built for orchard and field trials<\/h2>\n <p>Erer Berkele Research Station is located in the Babile district of the eastern Hararege zone of Oromia region, Eastern Ethiopia, roughly 45 km from Haramaya University’s main campus. The station’s lower elevation and warmer climate make it a natural complement to the university’s highland fields, giving researchers a second growing environment within reach of the same faculty and labs.<\/p>\n <p>Seven permanent staff manage day-to-day trial work across the station’s more than 30 hectares, supporting long-running variety trials in mango and other fruit crops alongside row-crop research plots.<\/p>\n Babile district<br>Eastern Hararege zone, Oromia region\n Est. field station<br>A satellite site of Haramaya University\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"focus\">\n <h2>Research focus<\/h2>\n <p>Two growing systems, studied side by side under the same station management.<\/p>\n 01\n <h3>Mango and fruit-tree trials<\/h3>\n <p>Orchard blocks used for cultivar evaluation, grafting technique, and yield trials suited to Babile’s warmer lowland conditions.<\/p>\n 02\n <h3>Field and tuber crops<\/h3>\n <p>Open plots dedicated to potato and other row-crop research, giving comparative data against the university’s highland sites.<\/p>\n 03\n <h3>Station operations<\/h3>\n <p>A resident team of seven maintains irrigation, planting schedules, and data collection across the station’s 30-plus hectares year-round.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"location\">\n <h2>Getting there<\/h2>\n <p>45 km from the main campus in Haramaya, on the Babile road.<\/p>\n <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?q=Haramaya+University,+Ethiopia&output=embed\" title=\"Map showing the Haramaya area near Erer Berkele Research Station\"><\/iframe>\n <h3>Haramaya, Ethiopia<\/h3>\n <p>The station sits east of the main campus in the Babile district, on the route into Eastern Hararege. Visits are best arranged in advance with the research office.<\/p>\n Haramaya University \u00b7 Oromia Region \u00b7 Ethiopia\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"contact\">\n <h2>Get in touch<\/h2>\n <p>We would love to hear from you \u2014 reach the research office directly for visits, collaboration, or data requests.<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Phone<a href=\"tel:+2519231733\">+251 9 231733<\/a><\/li>\n <li>Fax42.0379277<\/li>\n <li>Email<a href=\"mailto:rce@haramaya.edu.et\">rce@haramaya.edu.et<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Facebook\"><\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Twitter\"><\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\"><\/a>\n <h3>Plan a station visit<\/h3>\n <p>Coordinate field visits, sample collection, or joint trials with the Erer Berkele team ahead of the growing season.<\/p>\n <a href=\"mailto:rce@haramaya.edu.et\">Email the research office<\/a>\n<\/section>\n<footer>\n Erer Berkele Research Station \u2014 Haramaya University\n Babile district, Eastern Hararege, Oromia, Ethiopia\n<\/footer>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erer Berkele Research Station \u2014 Haramaya University Haramaya University Research Centers Erer Berkele Research Station Overview Research Location Contact Babile district \u00b7 Eastern Hararege \u00b7 Oromia Where highland orchards meet […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_edd_button_behavior":[],"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4562","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4562"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27578,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4562\/revisions\/27578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

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}\n .focus-row{ grid-template-columns:40px 1fr; }\n .focus-row .desc{ grid-column:1 \/ -1; }\n .site-nav nav{ gap:16px; }\n .facts .wrap{ flex-direction:column; }\n .fact{ border-right:none; border-bottom:1px solid rgba(246,241,228,0.18); padding:18px 0; margin-right:0; }\n }\n @media (max-width: 600px){\n .wrap{ padding:0 20px; }\n .site-nav nav{ display:none; }\n }\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n Haramaya University Research Centers\n Erer Berkele Research Station\n <nav>\n <a href=\"#about\">Overview<\/a>\n <a href=\"#focus\">Research<\/a>\n <a href=\"#location\">Location<\/a>\n <a href=\"#contact\">Contact<\/a>\n <\/nav>\n<header>\n Babile district \u00b7 Eastern Hararege \u00b7 Oromia\n <h1>Where highland orchards meet field research.<\/h1>\n <p>Erer Berkele Research Station sits <strong>45 km<\/strong> from Haramaya University’s main campus, on more than <strong>30 hectares<\/strong> given over to fruit and field-crop trials in the eastern Hararege lowlands.<\/p>\n 45km from Haramaya main campus\n 7permanent research staff\n 30+hectares under trial\n<\/header>\n<section id=\"about\">\n <h2>A lowland station built for orchard and field trials<\/h2>\n <p>Erer Berkele Research Station is located in the Babile district of the eastern Hararege zone of Oromia region, Eastern Ethiopia, roughly 45 km from Haramaya University’s main campus. The station’s lower elevation and warmer climate make it a natural complement to the university’s highland fields, giving researchers a second growing environment within reach of the same faculty and labs.<\/p>\n <p>Seven permanent staff manage day-to-day trial work across the station’s more than 30 hectares, supporting long-running variety trials in mango and other fruit crops alongside row-crop research plots.<\/p>\n Babile district<br>Eastern Hararege zone, Oromia region\n Est. field station<br>A satellite site of Haramaya University\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"focus\">\n <h2>Research focus<\/h2>\n <p>Two growing systems, studied side by side under the same station management.<\/p>\n 01\n <h3>Mango and fruit-tree trials<\/h3>\n <p>Orchard blocks used for cultivar evaluation, grafting technique, and yield trials suited to Babile’s warmer lowland conditions.<\/p>\n 02\n <h3>Field and tuber crops<\/h3>\n <p>Open plots dedicated to potato and other row-crop research, giving comparative data against the university’s highland sites.<\/p>\n 03\n <h3>Station operations<\/h3>\n <p>A resident team of seven maintains irrigation, planting schedules, and data collection across the station’s 30-plus hectares year-round.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"location\">\n <h2>Getting there<\/h2>\n <p>45 km from the main campus in Haramaya, on the Babile road.<\/p>\n <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?q=Haramaya+University,+Ethiopia&output=embed\" title=\"Map showing the Haramaya area near Erer Berkele Research Station\"><\/iframe>\n <h3>Haramaya, Ethiopia<\/h3>\n <p>The station sits east of the main campus in the Babile district, on the route into Eastern Hararege. Visits are best arranged in advance with the research office.<\/p>\n Haramaya University \u00b7 Oromia Region \u00b7 Ethiopia\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"contact\">\n <h2>Get in touch<\/h2>\n <p>We would love to hear from you \u2014 reach the research office directly for visits, collaboration, or data requests.<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Phone<a href=\"tel:+2519231733\">+251 9 231733<\/a><\/li>\n <li>Fax42.0379277<\/li>\n <li>Email<a href=\"mailto:rce@haramaya.edu.et\">rce@haramaya.edu.et<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Facebook\"><\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Twitter\"><\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\"><\/a>\n <h3>Plan a station visit<\/h3>\n <p>Coordinate field visits, sample collection, or joint trials with the Erer Berkele team ahead of the growing season.<\/p>\n <a href=\"mailto:rce@haramaya.edu.et\">Email the research office<\/a>\n<\/section>\n<footer>\n Erer Berkele Research Station \u2014 Haramaya University\n Babile district, Eastern Hararege, Oromia, Ethiopia\n<\/footer>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erer Berkele Research Station \u2014 Haramaya University Haramaya University Research Centers Erer Berkele Research Station Overview Research Location Contact Babile district \u00b7 Eastern Hararege \u00b7 Oromia Where highland orchards meet […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_edd_button_behavior":[],"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4562","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4562"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27578,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4562\/revisions\/27578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}