As part of the teaching-learning process, the Centre has also been participating in academic research activities. The main research interest areas include, among others, rural livelihoods; food security; pastoralism and development; highland-lowland economic and social linkages; vulnerability and climate change; etc.  As part of research endeavor, the Centre often attempts to align MA and PhD thesis works undertaken by graduate students to its research interest areas and themes, thereby linking the teaching-learning processes to both academic and applied researches.