About the Program
The ultimate goal of the program is, therefore, to increase production and productivity of crops in the region in particular and in the country in general, and thereby to improve the livelihood of its people through producing enough number and high quality Plant Pathology personnel who can play a key role in generation, dissemination and adoption of improved technologies.
The specific objectives of the PhD study program in Plant Pathology are:-
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Produce Plant Pathology professionals who can generate, demonstrate and disseminate technologies in crop improvement, production and protection;
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Create intellectuals who can play vital role in ensuring environmental sustainability, through application of appropriate plant pathology technologies and conservation of bioagents and other beneficial organisms.
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Deliver nationally and internationally recognized graduate program and save higher foreign exchange that would be allotted to training programs out of the country;
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Produce qualified and skilled Plant Pathology professionals who can take part in increasing productivity of Ethiopian agriculture in general and Amhara Region in particular and enhance its competitiveness on both domestic and international markets; and
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Provide appropriate knowledge through integrating training-research-extension, so as increase efficiency and competitiveness of the graduates as Plant Pathology professional.
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Equip the candidates with the necessary tools to undertake research in all fields of plant pathology with strong theoretical knowledge and practical skill.
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Train the candidates on how to collect, analyse, interpret communicate and present their research findings in seminars, workshops and scientific publications.
