The broad function of the Ministry is to improve food security and champion agricultural development through local production, reduction of import bill, diversification of the sector, value addition, employment, promotion of consumption of local foodstuff, as well as establishment of agricultural based poverty eradication projects. The ministry implements its mandate through six departments and one division.
The Institut Tchadien de Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement (ITRAD) is the main agricultural research agency in Chad. It reports to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, and conducts research on agricultural crops, forestry, fisheries, and natural resources.
Instituto de Investigação Agrária de Moçambique is an agricultural research institute aiming to support all aspects of agricultural production in Mozambique.
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.
Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Benin (INRAB) supports the implementation the Government of Benin’s agricultural policy through agricultural research to produce information and appropriate technologies in harmony with nature.
Institue National De La Recherche Agronomique Du Niger (Inran) is an agricultural research institute aiming to support all aspects of agricultural production in Niger.
The Institute of Environment and Agricultural Research of Burkina Faso (INERA) is one of the four specialized institutes of the National Center for Scientific and Technological Research (CNRST). It is in charge of agricultural and environmental studies and research.
The Institute of Rural Economy (IER ) is a public scientific and technological institution with management autonomy and it is the main agricultural research institution in Mali.
Institut Centrafricain de Recherche Agronomique (ICRA) is a agricultural research institute in the Central African Republic with 64 researchers working on agronomy, livestock production, and forestry.