About the Department
The Department of Agricultural Economics is the oldest departments in the Ethiopian Higher Education. It was among the pioneer sections at Haramaya University, the then Alemaya University, commenced in 1960 to produce qualified BSc graduates in Agricultural Economics. Currently, the program is being run by various higher learning institutions at different levels of qualifications.
Mattu University is one of the higher institutions that launched this program in Bedele College of Agriculture and Forestry right now Bedele Campus in 2015G.C. The department was established with three academic staff and 54 undergraduate students in one program (B.Sc. degree in Agricultural Economics) and undertaking different problem-solving research and community service projects.
Currently, it has two programs, one undergraduate and post-graduate program (M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics); 12 academic staffs and more than 77 undergraduate students. Still now 512 students are enrolled in the department of which 408 students have been graduated in five batches.
Program Offered
Ø BSc in Agricultural Economics
Ø MSc In Agricultural Economics
Mr. Zinabu Ambisa
zinabu.ambisa@mau.edu.et
HoD's Message
Welcome to the department of agricultural economics and thanks for visiting our website. The department is remains one of the main programs that provide the country with professionally qualified educators, teachers, bankers, project managers, administrators and researchers who undertake rigorous, problem-solving and cutting-edge researches, and provide demand-driven and transformative community engagement activities that will contribute to local, national, continental, and global development.
Our department applied training and research has a strong focus on economic efficiency, agribusiness management, poverty reduction, food security, agricultural policy, rural development, technology transfer, natural resource economics, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and impact evaluation.
As a head of the department, I would like to affirm you that we have ethical, talented, hardworking and dedicated professionals to meet your educational requirements. Therefore, I hereby invite both undergraduate and postgraduate students to make our department your priority choice in the field of agricultural sciences.
Vision
The Department aspires to be one of the most favored fields of study, research, and community service projects by 2030 E.C
Mission
Ø Offering quality education to produce competent, motivated, skilled and well qualified agricultural economics.
Ø Conducting need based researches that can alleviate societal problems and
Ø Offering need based multidimensional services to the community that strength the relationship between the university and surrounding community.