Department Programs
Cereals Program
The Cereals Program is mandated to conduct research, develop, release, and disseminate high-yielding, climate-resilient, and disease-resistant cereal crop varieties in order to enhance food security, improve farmers’ livelihoods, strengthen the national seed system, and support sustainable agricultural transformation in Rwanda….
Banana program
The Banana Program is mandated to conduct research and develop innovative technologies aimed at increasing banana productivity, improving banana varieties, conserving banana genetic resources, and promoting sustainable banana production systems in Rwanda….
Roots & Tubers Program
The Roots and Tubers Program Coordinator is mandated to coordinate, supervise, and promote research, technology development, and innovation transfer in roots and tubers crops, particularly cassava, Irish potato, and sweet potato, while expanding research initiatives to other orphan roots and tubers crops such as taro and yams…..
Horticulture Program
The Horticulture Program is mandated to develop, adapt, and disseminate appropriate technologies that enhance the productivity, quality, and sustainability of horticultural crops in Rwanda….
Pulses & oil crops program
The Pulses and Oil Crops Program focuses on developing legume varieties (bean, soybean, peas, groundnuts, sunflower, etc) that are high yielding, early maturing, resistant to pests and diseases, rich in iron and zinc content and market demanded….
Traditional Export Crops Program
The Traditional Export Crops Programme is mandated to develop and implement research and technology transfer investigations aiming at increasing crop productivity, ensure the future of the supply chains, improve livelihoods and increase the share of agricultural commodities in export earnings….
Crop Protection Program
The Crop Protection Program is mandated to conduct research, develop technologies, and implement sustainable management strategies for major insect pests and diseases affecting priority crops in Rwanda in order to enhance agricultural productivity, improve farmers’ incomes, and strengthen food security and livelihoods….
Plant and Microbial biotechnology
Plant and Microbial biotechnology program of RAB has a mandate of biotechnology innovations’ development to sustain the agriculture production in Rwanda. This program has four research domains, namely, (1) Plant tissue culture, (2) Mushroom, (3) Biofertilizer, (4) Plant pathology and (4) Molecular Biology…..