Department of Research and Specialist Services

A warm welcome to the official website of the Department of Research and Specialist Services, Zimbabwe. This website provides you with valuable information on research-based technologies, technical information for advisory services and products for supporting enhanced agricultural productivity and the production of various crops and livestock (with the exception of tobacco, tea, sugarcane, pigs and forestry).Below are our core business functions

Beans

Trade Regulatory Compliance Support Services and Related Research.

Transfomational Technologies

Provision of research-based technologies, technical information for advisory services and products for supporting enhanced agricultural productivity.

Soil Fertility

Research to support Crop Productivity and Production enhancement and related Specialist Services

Livestock Productivity

Research to support livestock productivity,feed resource improvement and related specialist services

Advisory Services And Outreach Programs

The institute also conducts outreach programs and advisory services to our valued farmers and the general public on available control measures of plant pests. Disease diagnosis is done in the laboratories while outreach programs are done through field visits to farmers’ fields.