Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research

The Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research is one of the oldest and largest agricultural research system in Africa, having evolved through several stages since its first initiation during the late 1940s. In 1966, it was established as the first nationally coordinated agricultural research system in Ethiopia, with a mission to formulate national agricultural research guidelines, coordinate the National Agricultural Research System, and undertake research in its centers and sub-centers located in various agroecological zones of Ethiopia. Its objectives are to generate, develop and adapt technologies for agricultural development; to coordinate research activities at the national level; to build up a research capacity and establish a system that will make agricultural research efficiently linked to development needs; and to popularize agricultural research results. EIAR aspires to see improved livelihood of all Ethiopians engaged in agriculture, agro-pastoralism, and pastoralism through market-competitive agricultural technologies.