Agricultural research generates and promotes knowledge, technologies and innovations that contribute to increased agricultural productivity, food and nutrition security, resilience and sustainable agricultural development.
Key areas of focus include:
- Research on crops, livestock and other agricultural enterprises
- Development and evaluation of improved agricultural technologies
- Crop variety development, evaluation and improvement
- Soil, agronomy and agricultural engineering research
- Plant protection and pest and disease management research
- Livestock and pasture research
- Horticulture, legumes, oilseeds and other priority commodity research
- Post-harvest, storage and agro-processing research
- Climate-smart and sustainable agricultural research
- Dissemination and promotion of research findings and technologies
The Department conducts and coordinates agricultural research in collaboration with farmers, universities, research institutions, development partners and other stakeholders.