AboutTanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI)
The Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) was established by the Parliamentary Act No. 10 of 2016 to enhance and strengthen of agricultural research system in Tanzania. TARI is a semi-autonomous body under the Ministry of Agriculture, responsible for all agricultural research activities conducted by the National Agricultural Research System (NARS) in Tanzania.
The Institute’s mandate is to conduct, regulate, promote and coordinate all agricultural research activities conducted by public and private research institutes or organisations in Tanzania. TARI aims at strengthening national agricultural research system to enhance development and dissemination of technologies, innovations and management practices (TIMPs) to address the real needs of farmers and other agricultural stakeholders.
TARI has a network of 9 research Centres and 8 Sub Centres. The Centres are TARI Makutupora, TARI Ilonga, TARI Selian, TARI Ukiriguru, TARI Naliendele, TARI Mlingano, TARI Tumbi, TARI Uyole and TARI Kihinga. The Sub Centres are TARI Hombolo, TARI Dakawa, TARI Maruku, TARI Mikocheni, TARI Tengeru, TARI Kifyulilo, TARI Ifakara and TARI TARI Kibaha. TARI Headquarters is located in Dodoma, Tanzania. TARI Centers and their mandate research programmes are as shown in the table below. For details of TARI Organization Structure click here
| CENTER/SUBCENTER | MANDATES |
| TARI Uyole (Mbeya) | Beans, Maize, Irish Potato, Pyrethrum, Agro-mechanization |
| TARI Kifyulilo (Mufindi, Iringa) | Beans, Irish Potato |
| TARI Ukiriguru (Mwanza) | Cotton, Roots, and Tubers |
| TARI Maruku (Kagera) | Banana |
| TARI Selian (Arusha) | Wheat, Barley and Maize |
| TARI Tengeru (Arusha) | Vegetables, Spices and Fruits |
| TARI Naliendele Mtwara) | Cashew, Groundnuts and Sesame |
| TARI Ilonga (Kilosa, Morogoro) | Maize, Grain Legumes, Sunflower, Sorghum & Millets; and Post-Harvest Management. |
| TARI Dakawa Mvomero, Morogoro) | Rice, Maize (Low & medium attitude); vegetables |
| TARI Ifakara (Morogoro) | Rice |
| TARI Tumbi (Tabora) | Agroforestry |
| TARI Mlingano (Tanga) | Soil and Sisal |
| TARI Kibaha (Pwani) | Sugarcane |
| TARI Mikocheni (Dar es Salaam) | Coconut, Biotechnology |
| TARI Hombolo (Dodoma) | Sorghum and millets |
| TARI Makutupora (Dodoma) | Grapes |
| TARI Kihinga (Kigoma) | Oil palm |
