Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development - IAARD online
Founded in 1974, IAARD is a top-level unit within the Ministry of Agriculture. The agency's functions are performed by eleven research and centers with main function to manage research and development on food crops, horticulture, estate crops, livestock, veterinary, soil and agro-climate, agro-socio economics, machinery development, post-harvest, biotechnology and agricultural technology assesment.
IAARD also manages five institutes focusing on estate crops, grouped under the Indonesian Research Institute for Estate Crops (IRIEC). These cover research on oilpalm, rubber, tea and cinchona, coffee and cacao, and sugar. While IRIEC is not formally part of IAARD, it is managed through the agency, and the head of IAARD is an ex officio member of the IRIEC board.
IAARD's national research centers and institutes undertake strategic research, aiming to develop policy alternatives and technology components. They then pass their findings on to the agency's Assessment Institutes for Agricultural Technology (AIATs) in each province for testing. Since the AIATs are located close to the areas they serve, they are able to adapt the technology to suit each location so farmers will be able to adopt it quickly. Recently there are 31 AIATs located throughout provinces in the country.
IAARD Director General : Dr. Gatot Irianto
Organization Chart
| Research Center | Location |
| Indonesian Center for Food Crops Research and Development | Bogor, West Java |
| Indonesian Center for Rice Research | Subang, West Java |
| Indonesian Center for Horticulture Research and Development | Jakarta |
| Indonesian Center for Estate Crops Research and Development | Bogor, West Java |
| Indonesian Center for Animal Science Research and Development | Bogor, West Java |
| Indonesian Center for Agricultural Land Reseources Research and Development | Bogor, West Java |
| Indonesian Center for Agricultural Socio Economic and Policy Studies | Bogor, West Java |
| Indonesian Center for Agricultural Engineering Research and Development | Serpong |
| Indonesian Center for Agricultural Biotechnology and Genetic Resources Research and Development | Bogor, West Java |
| Indonesian Research Center for Veterinary Sciences | Bogor, West Java |
| Indonesian Center for Agricultural Post Harvest Research and Development | Bogor, West Java |
| Indonesian Center for Agricultural Technology Assessment and Development | Bogor, West Java |
| Indonesian Center for Agricultural Library and Technology Dissemination | Bogor, West Java |
| Research Institute | Location |
| Food Crops | |
| Indonesian Legumes and Tuber Crops Research Institute | Malang, East Java |
| Indonesian Cereals Research Institute | Ujung Pandang, South Sulawesi |
| Tungro Diseases Research Station | Sidrap |
| Estate Crops | |
| Indonesian Medicinal and Aromatic Crops Research Institute | Bogor, West Java |
| Indonesian Tobacco and Fiber Crops Research Institute | Malang, Est Java |
| Indonesian Coconut and Palmae Research Institute | Manado, North Sulawesi |
| Indonesian Spices and Industrial Plants Research Institute | Sukabumi, West Javat |
| Horticulture | |
| Indonesian Ornamental Plants Research Institute | Cianjur, West Java |
| Indonesian Tropical Fruits Research Institute | Solok, West Sumatera |
| Indonesian Vegetables Research Institute | Bandung, West Java |
| Indonesian Research Institute for Citrus and Subtropical Fruits | Batu, East Java |
| Livestock | |
| Indonesian Animal Production Research Institute | Bogor, West Java |
| Beef Cattle Research Station | Pasuruan, East Java |
| Goats Research Station | Sei Putih, North Sumatera |
| Non Commodity | |
| Indonesian Agroclimate and Hydrology Research Institute | Bogor, West Java |
| Indonesian Wetland Research Institute | Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan |
| Indonesian Soil Research Institute | Bogor, West Java |
| Indonesian Agricultural Environment Research Institute | Pati, Central Java |
| Assessment Institute | Location |
| Banda Aceh AIAT | Lampineung, Banda Aceh |
| North Sumatera AIAT | Medan, North Sumatera |
| West Sumatera AIAT | Sukarami, West Sumatera |
| Bengkulu AIAT | Bengkulu |
| Riau AIAT | Pekanbaru, Riau |
| Jambi AIAT | Kotabaru, Jambi |
| South Sumatera AIAT | Palembang, South Sumatera |
| Lampung AIAT | Bandar Lampung |
| West Java AIAT | Lembang, West Java |
| DKI Jakarta AIAT | Jakarta |
| Central Java AIAT | Ungaran, Central Java |
| Yogyakarta AIAT | Yogyakarta |
| East Java AIAT | Malang, East Java |
| Bali AIAT | Denpasar, Bali |
| West Nusa Tenggara AIAT | Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara |
| East Nusa Tenggara AIAT | Kupang, east Nusa Tenggara |
| North Sulawesi AIAT | Menado, North Sulawesi |
| Central Sulawesi AIAT | Biromaru, Central Sulawesi |
| South Sulawesi AIAT | Makassar, South Sulawesi |
| South East Sulawesi AIAT | Kendari, South East Sulawesi |
| South Center Sulawesi AIAT | Gorontalo, South Center Sulawesi |
| Central Kalimantan AIAT | Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan |
| West Kalimantan AIAT | Pontianak, West Kalimantan |
| East Kalimantan AIAT | Samarinda, East Kalimantan |
| South Kalimantan AIAT | Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan |
| Maluku AIAT | Ambon, Maluku |
| North Maluku AIAT | Ternate, North Maluku |
| Papua AIAT | Jayapura, Irian Jaya |
| Banten AIAT | Banten |
| Bangka Belitung AIAT | Bangka Belitung |