Policy Guiding Principles
Commodities/Areas
DARS is divided into six commodity areas:
Cereals: maize, rice, sorghum/millet and wheat.
Horticulture: vegetables, spices, fruits, tree nut, coffee, roots and tubers.
Grain Legumes, Oil Seeds and Fiber Crops: groundnut, sunflower, bean, pigeonpea, cowpeas, soybean and cotton.
Livestock and Pastures: dairy, beef and small ruminants.
Soils and Agricultural Engineering: soil fertility and agronomy, farm machinery and agro-processing, irrigation and drainage.
Plant Protection: field disease and insect pest management; and crop storage.
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