Welcome to College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (JUCAVM) was established in 1952 as Jimma Agricultural Technical School (JATS) in collaboration with Oklahoma State University. In 1999 Jimma College of Agriculture (JCA) amalgamated to Jimma Institute of Health Sciences (JIH; founded in1983) as co-founders of Jimma University. JUCAVM is dedicated to advancing agricultural development through training, knowledge generation and service delivery in Ethiopia and beyond. The college trains at graduate and undergraduate levels in broad areas of agriculture and veterinary medicine. Currently, JUCAVM runs over 10 bachelor programs, 24 master programs and 11 PhD programs. It has over 1805 student population, over 218 academic and over 531 permanent administrative staffs and over 289 Contract Staff. It runs educational programs in regular, in-service, bega, weekend, distance and on location.

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List of Departments of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Postharvest Management

A PHM department was established in November 2008 to host BSc and MSc programs in PHM and other initiatives of the Post-harvest Management to Improve Livelihoods (PHMIL) project. However, through time, the BSc program has been nationally harmonized as BSc in Food Science and Postharvest Technology (FSTP). Currently, the department…

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Natural Resources Management

General Information The Department of Natural Resources Management was established in 2004. Natural Resources (NRs) are at the core of human civilization. Natural resources management forms part and parcel of sustainable development and is a systems approach (integrated-holistic approach) to managing our natural resources. This Natural Resources Management attempt to…

Horticulture and Plant Sciences

About the Department Brief Overview The Department of Horticulture and Plant Science is one of the pioneersdepartments in the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine. It was formed in 2009, through the amalgamation of the former ”Horticulture” and “Crop sciences” departments. The department is well known in training Bachelor…

Animal Sciences

Brief History The beginning of the present department of animal science at JUCAVM is with the set up of the then Jimma Agricultural Technical School (JATS) in 1952. The early years of the Department were concerned with the training of students in general agriculture and plant sciences diploma students. Courses…