Welcome to the Zambia Agriculture Research Institute
The Zambia Agriculture Research Institute provides high quality, appropriate and cost effective services to farmers, generating and adapting crop, soil and plant protection technologies.
To develop varieties which possess useful characteristics for high yield and stability, desirable levels of resistance to important diseases and insects, tolerance to soil acidity, low N and drought, and desirable plant and grain type; and also to develop maize production packages for these varieties.
Specific objectives
Development of genetically diverse breeding populations.
Improvement of breeding populations.
Development of inbred lines from improved populations and other sources.
Development of different types of commercial varieties viz.; open pollinated varieties (OPVs), top cross, double cross, three way and single cross hybrids.
Maintenance of seed purity of parents of commercial varieties.
Variety testing in cooperation with Extension, Farming Systems Research, farmers and the seed industry.
Development of agronomic technologies.
Outputs
Released varieties
Basic seed production
Production packages
Publications
Staff
Catherine Mungoma
Kabamba Mwansa
Mission Statement
To contribute to the improvement of the welfare of the
Zambian people through the provision of technologies &
services that enhances household, food, security and
equitable income generating opportunities for the farming
community and agricultural enterprise.
ZARI Head Quarters
Mt. Makulu Central Research Station
Private Bag 7
Chilanga.
Tel: +260211278130/380
Fax: +260211278130/41
Email:mtmakulu@zamnet.zm
Email:zaridirector@zari.gov.zm
