Our Mission

IAARD has the vision to become a world class research and development institution in producing and developing agricultural innovations in supporting the realization of the industrial agriculture system.

To achieve these vision, IAARD has set out the mission, i.e.:

1.	producing and developing technological innovations and policy recommendations in the agricultural sector in supporting the realization of the industrial agriculture system,
2.	improving the quality of agricultural research resources as well as the efficiency and effectiveness of their uses,
3.	developing national and international networks to master science and technologies and improving the role of IAARD in agricultural development.

IAARD strives to foresee and respond to changes in the strategic environment.It has reoriented research and development:

From centralized to decentralized management
From a focus on commodities to a resource-oriented approach based on farming systems and agribusiness
From a focus on production techniques to one based on a balance between strategic and adaptive technologies
From a general approach to one based on the needs of specific areas, within an agribusiness framework
From a focus on production to one based on market demand.

Our Focused Commodities

Research and development efforts focus on the following major commodities:

Food Crops: rice, maize, soyabeans, cassava, sweet potato, mungbeans and peanuts
Vegetables: chili, tomatoe, shallots, stringbeans and potato
Fruits: banana, mango, citrus, mangosteen, melon, papaya and durian
Ornamental: roses, orchids, gladioli, chrysanthemums, carnations, lilies and anthuriums
Estate crops: palm oil, rubber, coffee, cacao, tea, cinchona, sugarcane, coconut, black pepper, cashew, cloves, tobacco, cotton, ginger, greater galingale, turmeric, patchouli, nutmeg, vanilla, kapok, kenaf, jute and sago.
Livestock: beef cattle, sheep, goat, native chicken, duck and dairy cattle.