Our Research Center's

Mekelle Bee Research and Training center (MBRC)

General Background The Mekelle Bee Research and Training center (MBRC) was officially launched as center in July, 2020. The center is temporary based in the compound of Tigray Agricultural Research Institute (TARI). It is located North-east of Mekelle at an elevation of 1970 meters at 250 51’ [...]
Mekelle Agricultural Mechanization and Rural Energy Research Center

General Background Agricultural Mechanization and Rural Energy Research Directorate is one of the five research Directorates under Tigray Agricultural Research Institute (TARI). The research directorate is mainly engaged in development-oriented research activities of different agricultural machineri [...]
 Humera Begait Animal Research Center

1. General Background Humera Begaite Animal Research Center, was founded as a center in July, 2020. The center was established to conduct research on Begaite animal with the objective of conserving, improving, multiplying and delivering improved Begaite animal species (cattle, Sheep & Goat) for [...]
Shire Soil Research Center

General Background Shire Soil Research Center, the then-called Shire soil laboratory, was established in 1990s by the Ministry of Agriculture to support the agricultural sector by providing soil laboratory analysis services and was under the Tigray Bureau of Agriculture for some years. In Febru [...]
Mekelle Soil Research Center

1. General Background Increased crop production is mainly achieved through the management of the soil in a sustainable way. A fertile soil is needed to boost crop production. Soil research is an essential tool for sustainable land management, formulation of judicial fertilizer recommendations, advis [...]
Abergelle Agricultural Research Center

1. General Background Abergelle Agricultural Research Center (AbARC), established in 1995 E.C. (2002 G.C.), is one of the research centers under Tigray Agricultural Research Institute (TARI). The mandate areas are the lowland (kolla) part of Seharti and Samre districts from the south-eastern zone, a [...]
Alamata Agricultural Research Center

1. General Background Alamata Agricultural Research Center established was in 2002 with mandate of addressing two major agro-ecologies namely lowland and highland areas in south Tigray. It is one of the research centers under Tigray Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) established to conduct agric [...]
Humera Agricultural Research Center

1. General Background Humera Agricultural Research Center, was established in 1995 as one of the five agro-ecology based research centers established under TARI. The Center is located at 14o15′ N and 36o37′ E, with an altitude of 609 masl at Humera town [...]
Axum Agricultural Research Center

1. General Background Aksum Agricultural Research Center (AxARC), was established in 1995 E.C. (2002 G.C.), under the Tigray Agricultural Research Institute (TARI). The center is located in Axum town and has four testing sites in central zone of Tigray at Rama-Adi arbaete, Laelay Maichew, Adwa and A [...]
Mekelle Agricultural Research Center

1. General Background of Mekelle Agricultural Research Center (MARC) The roots of agricultural research in Tigray can be traced back to the devastating drought of 1972. This catastrophe, marked by crop failures, lack of animal feed and widespread famine, prompted a United Nations Food and Agricultur [...]
Shire-Mytsebri Agricultural Research Center

1. General Overview Shire Maitsebri agricultural research center (SMARC) is one of the 11 Agro ecology and Commodity based research centers under Tigray agricultural research institute (TARI) established in 2002. The center is located at shire (capital city of the north western zone of Tigray). It c [...]
ኢንስቲትዩት ምርምር ሕርሻ ትግራይ, Tigray Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) Telephone: +251-34-440 2801 | Fax :+251 34 440 8028 ,P.O.Box: 492, Email: tari@tari.gov.et Mekelle , Tigray,Ethiopia © 2025 TARI