Institut National pour l’Etude et la Recherche Agronomique 

The Institut National pour l’Etude et la Recherche Agronomique  (INERA) plays a vital role in the economic development of the Democratic Republic of Congo. INERA's headquarters are in its building which also houses the Ministry of the Environment and the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN) in Kinshasa. INERA is the only national scientific institution with a very long experience in the agronomic field in the Democratic Republic of Congo and with a substantial infrastructure capable of revolutionizing Congolese agriculture.