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Commodities/Areas

DARS is divided into six commodity areas:

Cereals: maize, rice, sorghum/millet and wheat.

Horticulture: vegetables, spices, fruits, tree nut, coffee, roots and tubers.

Grain Legumes, Oil Seeds and Fiber Crops: groundnut, sunflower, bean, pigeonpea, cowpeas, soybean and cotton.

Livestock and Pastures: dairy, beef and small ruminants.

Soils and Agricultural Engineering: soil fertility and agronomy, farm machinery and agro-processing, irrigation and drainage.

Plant Protection: field disease and insect pest management; and crop storage.