Blue Nile Journal (BNJAR) Advisory Board Held its Annual Meeting
The annual meeting conference for the Blue Nile Journal of Agricultural Research (BNJAR) Advisory Board took place on Monday, April 14, 2025, at the venue of Amhara Agricultural Research Institute (ARARI). Dr. Hailu Kendie, Editor In chief of BNJAR, presented the annual report that elaborates on activities that have been done so far to improve the quality and acceptance of the journal. The gathering served as a pivotal moment for all involved members to convene, deliberate, and strategize on the future directions and initiatives of the journal, fostering an atmosphere of collaboration and innovation within the agricultural research community.
The Editor-in-Chief, known for his expertise and dedication in the field, led the reports with a profound sense of purpose, encapsulating the essence of BNJAR's commitment to advancing agricultural knowledge and practices. Overall, the event exemplified the journal's unwavering dedication to excellence and its role as a premier platform for disseminating cutting-edge research and insights that contribute to the sustainable growth and development of agricultural practices in Ethiopia and beyond.
The Journal Advisory Board achieved important milestones through a series of critical decisions that were vital in attracting the attention of the scientific community. As a result of these decisions, researchers were encouraged to actively participate and submit their papers for publication in the journal. The Board's strategic initiatives effectively positioned the journal as a favorable and respected platform for scholars to communicate their findings and contribute to the academic discourse. This proactive approach not only facilitated increased engagement from the research community but also enhanced the journal's reputation as a reputable publication outlet.
BNJAR stands as a reputable, peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to disseminating top-tier research in the field of agricultural sciences. As a publication overseen by ARARI since its inception in 2019, the journal serves as an invaluable platform for researchers, scholars, and practitioners looking to share their insights and discoveries within the realm of agriculture. Through a lens focusing on sustainability, innovation, and collaboration, BNJAR endeavors to push the boundaries of agricultural knowledge and provide solutions to pertinent challenges faced not only in Ethiopia but globally.
The journal's broad range of content, comprising full-length research articles, review pieces, and informative short communications, tackles diverse subjects including crop science, soil science, animal science, agricultural economics, and beyond. With issues published biannually in both print and online mediums, the team is diligently working towards releasing volume 6, issue 1 by July 2025, promising a wealth of impactful research contributions for readers and the agricultural community as a whole.
The annual meeting conference for the Blue Nile Journal of Agricultural Research (BNJAR) Advisory Board took place on Monday, April 14, 2025, at the venue of Amhara Agricultural Research Institute (ARARI). Dr. Hailu Kendie, Editor In chief of BNJAR, presented the annual report that elaborates on activities that have been done so far to improve the quality and acceptance of the journal. The gathering served as a pivotal moment for all involved members to convene, deliberate, and strategize on the future directions and initiatives of the journal, fostering an atmosphere of collaboration and innovation within the agricultural research community.
The Editor-in-Chief, known for his expertise and dedication in the field, led the reports with a profound sense of purpose, encapsulating the essence of BNJAR's commitment to advancing agricultural knowledge and practices. Overall, the event exemplified the journal's unwavering dedication to excellence and its role as a premier platform for disseminating cutting-edge research and insights that contribute to the sustainable growth and development of agricultural practices in Ethiopia and beyond.
The Journal Advisory Board achieved important milestones through a series of critical decisions that were vital in attracting the attention of the scientific community. As a result of these decisions, researchers were encouraged to actively participate and submit their papers for publication in the journal. The Board's strategic initiatives effectively positioned the journal as a favorable and respected platform for scholars to communicate their findings and contribute to the academic discourse. This proactive approach not only facilitated increased engagement from the research community but also enhanced the journal's reputation as a reputable publication outlet.
BNJAR stands as a reputable, peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to disseminating top-tier research in the field of agricultural sciences. As a publication overseen by ARARI since its inception in 2019, the journal serves as an invaluable platform for researchers, scholars, and practitioners looking to share their insights and discoveries within the realm of agriculture. Through a lens focusing on sustainability, innovation, and collaboration, BNJAR endeavors to push the boundaries of agricultural knowledge and provide solutions to pertinent challenges faced not only in Ethiopia but globally.
The journal's broad range of content, comprising full-length research articles, review pieces, and informative short communications, tackles diverse subjects including crop science, soil science, animal science, agricultural economics, and beyond. With issues published biannually in both print and online mediums, the team is diligently working towards releasing volume 6, issue 1 by July 2025, promising a wealth of impactful research contributions for readers and the agricultural community as a whole.
በስርዓተ-ፆታ አመለካከት ላይ የሚታዩ ክፍተቶችን ለመሙላት የሚያግዝ የአቅም ማጎልበቻ ስልጠና ተሰጠ
የአማራ ግብርና ምርምር ኢንስቲትዩት ማህበራዊ ምጣኔ ሃብትና ኤክስቴንሽን ምርምር ዳይሬክቶሬት በስርዓተ-ፆታ አመለካከት እና ትግበራ ላይ የሚስተዋሉ ክፍተቶችን ለመሙላት የሚያግዝ ስልጠና ለኢንስቲትዩቱ ሰራተኞች ሰጠ፡፡
ስልጠናዉን በንግግር የከፈቱት የአማራ ግብርና ምርምር ኢንስቲትዩት ዋና ዳይሬክተር ዶ/ር አስማረ ደጀን ሴቶች የሁሉ ነገር መሰረት መሆናቸውን በመግለፅ ኢንስቲትዩቱ የሴቶችን እኩል ተሳትፎና ተጠቃሚነት ለማረጋገጥ እንደሀገር የወጡ ህግና ፖሊሲዎችን መሰረት በማድረግ እየተገበረ ቢሆንም ከሚጠበቀው ዉጤት አንፃር ሲመዘን ውስንነቶች እንዳሉ በእቅድ አፈፃፀም ግምገማችን ላይ ማየት ችለናል ብለዋል፡፡
ኢንስቲትዩቱ የሴቶችን ተሳትፎ ለማሳደግ በእቅድ ያስቀመጠዉ 30 በመቶ ቢሆንም የአፈፃፀም ግምገማ ሪፖርታችን እቅዳችንን ሙሉ በሙሉ ማሳካት አለመቻላችንን ያሳያል ብለዋል፡፡ ስለዚህ ቀጣይ በሁሉም የስራ ዘርፎቻችን ልዩ ትኩረት በመስጠት የሴቶችን ተሳትፎ ለማሳደግ ትኩረት አድርገን መስራት ይጠበቃል ብለዋል፡፡
ዋና ዳይሬክተሩ በመልክታቸውም እንደተቋም የሴቶችን ተሳትፎ በእቅድ የተያዘውን ግብ ለማሳካት በቅድመ ኤክስቴንሽን ሰርቶ ማሳያ ምርምር እና በአርሶ አደር ምርምርና ስርፀት የምርምር ስራዎቻችን ላይ ትኩረት ሰጥቶ መተግበር እንደሚገባ አሳስበዋል፡፡
ስልጠናዉን የሰጡት በኢንስቲትዩቱ የማህበራዊ ምጣኔ ሃብትና ኤክስቴንሽን ተመራማሪ አቶ ሙሉጌታ አለማየሁ የስርዓተ-ጾታ ፅንሰ- ሐሳብ በቀላሉ “ወንድ” ወይም “ሴት“ የሚል ስነ-ህይወታዊ ልዩነት ብቻ ሳይሆን በማህበረሰቡ ባህል፣ ሃይማኖት፣ ህግ እና ስልጣን ተሳትፎ ያላቸውን ሚና መሆኑን አብራርተዋል፡፡
ተመራማሪው የስርዓተ- ፆታ አመለካከት እና ተግዳሮቶችን በዝርዝር ያቀረቡ ሲሆን በቀረበው ሰነድ ላይ የውይይቱ ተሳታፊዎች የሴቶችን ተሳትፎ ለማሳደግ እንደሀገር የወጡና ተግባር ላይ የዋሉ ህጎችና ፖሊስዎች ከነባራዊው የአሰራር ስርዓት ጋር ያላቸው ትስስር ልዩነቱ ሰፊ መሆኑን እና ይህን ማረም እንደሚገባ በመጠቆም ቀጣይ እንደተቋም ተፈላጊው ዉጤት ላይ ለመድረስ ያግዛሉ ያሏቸውን የአሰራር አቅጣጫዎች አመላክተዋል፡፡
የአማራ ግብርና ምርምር ኢንስቲትዩት ማህበራዊ ምጣኔ ሃብትና ኤክስቴንሽን ምርምር ዳይሬክቶሬት በስርዓተ-ፆታ አመለካከት እና ትግበራ ላይ የሚስተዋሉ ክፍተቶችን ለመሙላት የሚያግዝ ስልጠና ለኢንስቲትዩቱ ሰራተኞች ሰጠ፡፡
ስልጠናዉን በንግግር የከፈቱት የአማራ ግብርና ምርምር ኢንስቲትዩት ዋና ዳይሬክተር ዶ/ር አስማረ ደጀን ሴቶች የሁሉ ነገር መሰረት መሆናቸውን በመግለፅ ኢንስቲትዩቱ የሴቶችን እኩል ተሳትፎና ተጠቃሚነት ለማረጋገጥ እንደሀገር የወጡ ህግና ፖሊሲዎችን መሰረት በማድረግ እየተገበረ ቢሆንም ከሚጠበቀው ዉጤት አንፃር ሲመዘን ውስንነቶች እንዳሉ በእቅድ አፈፃፀም ግምገማችን ላይ ማየት ችለናል ብለዋል፡፡
ኢንስቲትዩቱ የሴቶችን ተሳትፎ ለማሳደግ በእቅድ ያስቀመጠዉ 30 በመቶ ቢሆንም የአፈፃፀም ግምገማ ሪፖርታችን እቅዳችንን ሙሉ በሙሉ ማሳካት አለመቻላችንን ያሳያል ብለዋል፡፡ ስለዚህ ቀጣይ በሁሉም የስራ ዘርፎቻችን ልዩ ትኩረት በመስጠት የሴቶችን ተሳትፎ ለማሳደግ ትኩረት አድርገን መስራት ይጠበቃል ብለዋል፡፡
ዋና ዳይሬክተሩ በመልክታቸውም እንደተቋም የሴቶችን ተሳትፎ በእቅድ የተያዘውን ግብ ለማሳካት በቅድመ ኤክስቴንሽን ሰርቶ ማሳያ ምርምር እና በአርሶ አደር ምርምርና ስርፀት የምርምር ስራዎቻችን ላይ ትኩረት ሰጥቶ መተግበር እንደሚገባ አሳስበዋል፡፡
ስልጠናዉን የሰጡት በኢንስቲትዩቱ የማህበራዊ ምጣኔ ሃብትና ኤክስቴንሽን ተመራማሪ አቶ ሙሉጌታ አለማየሁ የስርዓተ-ጾታ ፅንሰ- ሐሳብ በቀላሉ “ወንድ” ወይም “ሴት“ የሚል ስነ-ህይወታዊ ልዩነት ብቻ ሳይሆን በማህበረሰቡ ባህል፣ ሃይማኖት፣ ህግ እና ስልጣን ተሳትፎ ያላቸውን ሚና መሆኑን አብራርተዋል፡፡
ተመራማሪው የስርዓተ- ፆታ አመለካከት እና ተግዳሮቶችን በዝርዝር ያቀረቡ ሲሆን በቀረበው ሰነድ ላይ የውይይቱ ተሳታፊዎች የሴቶችን ተሳትፎ ለማሳደግ እንደሀገር የወጡና ተግባር ላይ የዋሉ ህጎችና ፖሊስዎች ከነባራዊው የአሰራር ስርዓት ጋር ያላቸው ትስስር ልዩነቱ ሰፊ መሆኑን እና ይህን ማረም እንደሚገባ በመጠቆም ቀጣይ እንደተቋም ተፈላጊው ዉጤት ላይ ለመድረስ ያግዛሉ ያሏቸውን የአሰራር አቅጣጫዎች አመላክተዋል፡፡
Capacity Building Training at Gondar Agricultural Research Center (GARC): Strengthening Research Excellence through Skill Development
Gondar Agricultural Research Center (GARC), under the Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute (ARARI), recently organized a comprehensive capacity-building training program aimed at enhancing the competencies of its research staff. This initiative was structured into two major components, each tailored to meet the unique needs of researchers at different career stages and to align with the center’s vision of fostering impactful research and securing collaborative funding opportunities. The first component of the training focused on #Grant Proposal Writing for Collaborative Projects, targeting senior researchers.
The purpose of this training was to equip researchers with the necessary skills to identify, prepare, and secure international research grants through collaborative initiatives. The training was delivered (April 6 -7, 2025) by #Dr. Sintayehu Yigrem, Associate Professor at Hawassa University and a seasoned Principal Investigator (PI) of multiple grant-funded projects. Dr. Sintayehu delivered a well-structured and highly appreciated two-day write-shop that provided practical insights into the grant-writing process, approaches to developing competitive proposals, and strategies to engage with international funding agencies. In the training over #35 participants were involved, including researchers and academia’s from the #University of Gondar, emphasizing the collaborative spirit and broader institutional engagement encouraged by GARC. The training was officially inaugurated by #Dr. Tewodros Tesfaye, Center Director, who opened and emphasized the critical role of such initiatives in enhancing the research center’s capacity to attract external funding and deliver transformative research outcomes.
The #second component of the training program was titled #Research Methodology and was specifically designed for junior and mid-level research staffs. This session was led by #Mr. Yonas Worku, a PhD candidate and senior researcher at GARC, with a strong background in applied research design and implementation. This training aimed to build foundational and advanced methodological skills among young researchers, focusing on designing scientifically sound, practical, and impactful research activities. In his closing remarks, Dr. Tewodros Tesfaye, emphasized that while training programs like these provides important knowledge and skillsets, they are only the beginning of a long-term journey toward research excellence. As the training was financed and supported by the #FSRP project, Dr. Tewodros expressed his appreciation for the project's contribution. He also encouraged all participants to continue learning through reading, peer collaboration, and active engagement in various learning platforms.
Overall, the recent capacity development activities at GARC reflect a strong institutional commitment to nurturing research excellence and empowering research staff to meet emerging scientific challenges. These efforts are particularly vital in enhancing the center’s ability to engage in collaborative research, attract external grants, and contribute to sustainable development and improved livelihoods in the region. Moving forward, #GARC and #ARARI are encouraged to further expand and institutionalize such #capacity-building initiatives to ensure long-term sustainability, institutional growth, and impactful research at both national and international levels.
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Gondar Agricultural Research Center (GARC), under the Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute (ARARI), recently organized a comprehensive capacity-building training program aimed at enhancing the competencies of its research staff. This initiative was structured into two major components, each tailored to meet the unique needs of researchers at different career stages and to align with the center’s vision of fostering impactful research and securing collaborative funding opportunities. The first component of the training focused on #Grant Proposal Writing for Collaborative Projects, targeting senior researchers.
The purpose of this training was to equip researchers with the necessary skills to identify, prepare, and secure international research grants through collaborative initiatives. The training was delivered (April 6 -7, 2025) by #Dr. Sintayehu Yigrem, Associate Professor at Hawassa University and a seasoned Principal Investigator (PI) of multiple grant-funded projects. Dr. Sintayehu delivered a well-structured and highly appreciated two-day write-shop that provided practical insights into the grant-writing process, approaches to developing competitive proposals, and strategies to engage with international funding agencies. In the training over #35 participants were involved, including researchers and academia’s from the #University of Gondar, emphasizing the collaborative spirit and broader institutional engagement encouraged by GARC. The training was officially inaugurated by #Dr. Tewodros Tesfaye, Center Director, who opened and emphasized the critical role of such initiatives in enhancing the research center’s capacity to attract external funding and deliver transformative research outcomes.
The #second component of the training program was titled #Research Methodology and was specifically designed for junior and mid-level research staffs. This session was led by #Mr. Yonas Worku, a PhD candidate and senior researcher at GARC, with a strong background in applied research design and implementation. This training aimed to build foundational and advanced methodological skills among young researchers, focusing on designing scientifically sound, practical, and impactful research activities. In his closing remarks, Dr. Tewodros Tesfaye, emphasized that while training programs like these provides important knowledge and skillsets, they are only the beginning of a long-term journey toward research excellence. As the training was financed and supported by the #FSRP project, Dr. Tewodros expressed his appreciation for the project's contribution. He also encouraged all participants to continue learning through reading, peer collaboration, and active engagement in various learning platforms.
Overall, the recent capacity development activities at GARC reflect a strong institutional commitment to nurturing research excellence and empowering research staff to meet emerging scientific challenges. These efforts are particularly vital in enhancing the center’s ability to engage in collaborative research, attract external grants, and contribute to sustainable development and improved livelihoods in the region. Moving forward, #GARC and #ARARI are encouraged to further expand and institutionalize such #capacity-building initiatives to ensure long-term sustainability, institutional growth, and impactful research at both national and international levels.
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