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Agricultural Seed Agency (ASA) ✓
Government agency producing and supplying certified and improved seed to farmers nationwide.
Agriculture & Food Authority (AFA) ✓
State corporation regulating scheduled crops through its directorates (tea, coffee, sugar, horticulture, food crops, fibre, nuts and oils).
ASARECA ✓
Inter-governmental body owned by member national research institutes; co-ordinates regional research and climate-smart agriculture.
Commodity & Seed Offices (ARFIC / OTB / ONCCS) ✓
Burundi value-chain bodies: ARFIC (coffee), OTB (tea office) and ONCCS (seed control and certification).
East African Community — Secretariat ✓
Intergovernmental bloc of eight Partner States driving the Common Market, harmonised SPS standards and regional food-security policy.
INERA & ONAPAC ✓
INERA leads agronomic research; ONAPAC regulates and supports cash-crop value chains (coffee, cocoa and others).
Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi (ISABU) ✓
National agronomic research institute (founded 1962) under MINEAGRIE, providing improved plant and animal material.
Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) ✓
Premier national research body created in 2013 by merging KARI and the coffee, tea and sugar research foundations.
Kenya Apiculture Value Chain Directory and Strategic Market Analysis
National Coordination and Governance Directory The national governance, research, and regulatory framework of the Kenyan apiculture value chain is composed of government agencies, intergovernmental research bodies, and multi-stakeholder platforms1. These entities establish technical standards—such as the East African Community standard…
Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) ✓
National plant protection organisation: phytosanitary certification, seed certification, plant variety protection and input quality.
Ministry of Agriculture & Animal Resources (MINAGRI) ✓
Sets agriculture and livestock policy, driving land-use consolidation, modernisation and food security; implements via RAB and NAEB.
Ministry of Agriculture & Food Security (DR Congo) ✓
Designs and implements national policy to raise production, modernise farming systems and fight food insecurity.
Ministry of Agriculture & Food Security (South Sudan) ✓
Leads crop production, food security and co-operatives; runs the national crop and food-security assessments.
Ministry of Agriculture & Irrigation (Somalia) ✓
Federal ministry for crop production, mechanisation, plant protection, research and rehabilitation of river irrigation.
Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development (Kenya) ✓
Apex policy body for crops, livestock and food and nutrition security, established under Executive Order No. 1 of 2023.
Ministry of Agriculture (Tanzania) ✓
Lead ministry for crop production, food security, co-operatives and irrigation; behind the BBT youth-in-agriculture drive.
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry & Fisheries (MAAIF) ✓
Formulates and enforces policy along the crop, livestock and fisheries value chains. Verify office-holder after Jan 2026 polls.
Ministry of Environment, Agriculture & Livestock (MINEAGRIE) ✓
Designs national policy on environment, agriculture, livestock, water and land, targeting food security and soil protection.
Ministry of Fisheries & Livestock (DR Congo) ✓
Oversees sustainable management of fisheries and livestock resources and animal-protein supply.
Ministry of Livestock & Fisheries (South Sudan) ✓
Develops the country's vast pastoral and fisheries resources, often working jointly with MAFS and FAO.
Ministry of Livestock & Fisheries (Tanzania) ✓
Develops livestock and fisheries resources: animal health, range management, dairy, meat and the blue economy.
Ministry of Livestock, Forestry & Range (Somalia) ✓
Governs the livestock economy (the backbone of Somali exports) with forestry and rangeland management.
NAADS / Operation Wealth Creation ✓
Manages distribution of strategic farm inputs and planting materials and supports farmer access to finance.
National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) ✓
Develops and promotes Rwanda's agricultural exports (coffee, tea, horticulture) and co-ordinates quality and market access.
National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) ✓
Statutory body (2005 Act) co-ordinating public agricultural research and technology generation across Uganda.
National Animal Genetic Resources Centre & Data Bank (NAGRC&DB) ✓
Responsible for animal genetic improvement: breeding stock, semen and conservation of indigenous livestock genetics.
Rwanda Agriculture & Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) ✓
Development board implementing MINAGRI programmes: research, extension, seed and input systems, crop and livestock productivity.
Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) ✓
Semi-autonomous body (Act No. 10 of 2016) co-ordinating all agricultural research through a national network of centres.
Tanzania Fertiliser Regulatory Authority (TFRA) ✓
Regulates the fertiliser trade: registration, quality control and the bulk-procurement system.
Tanzania Official Seed Certification Institute (TOSCI) ✓
Established under the Seeds Act No. 18 of 2003 to certify and promote the quality of seed produced or imported.
Directory of the government ministries, research institutes, regulators and commodity authorities that steer farming across the East African Community
The Kilimokwanza Diary — East Africa Agriculture Almanac Kilimokwanza · Kilimo Kwanza · Agriculture First The East Africa Agriculture Almanac A working directory of the government ministries, research institutes, regulators and commodity authorities that steer farming across the East African Community — compiled for…
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