SARI

Selian Agricultural Research Institute (SARI)

Zonal Headquarters

The Tanzania - Canada wheat programme commenced in 1970 based at ARI Lyamungu, which is quite distant from the main wheat - producing areas of the Northern Highlands of Tanzania. In 1979, the Ministry of Agriculture was officially given possession of some land on the Burka Coffee Estates at Selian near Arusha. SARI was therefore formally established in 1980 by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) as part of the Tanzania-Canada wheat project in order to provide research support for the Hanang wheat complex farms. On 1st March 1982 the project came under the administration of TARO until 1989 when TARO ceased to exist, and SARI was again retaken by the Ministry of Agriculture (Division of Research & Development).

During the 1980-88 period, the station consisted of only the Research farm, a temporary compound and workshop facilities, while office and laboratory space were located in Arusha town. The current office and laboratory complex was occupied early in 1989.

The regional headquarters of the SADCC/CIAT Bean programme for Southern Africa is also located at SARI. The National Phaseolus Bean Programme, previously located at the Lyamungu Research Institute in Moshi, has been moved to SARI as the National Co-ordinating Centre.

Since 1989, SARI has been designated as the Zonal Headquarters for Agriculture and Livestock Research and Training for the Northern Zone of Tanzania, and its mandate now includes Research on all major grain crops grown in the zone based on a Farming Systems Research perspective. Affiliate institutes include Lyamungu ARI, West Kilimanjaro Livestock Research Centre, LITI Tengeru and HORTI Tengeru. The Zonal Director who is located at SARI is also the Director of SARI.

Location

Region: Arusha

District: Arumeru

Poatal address: P.O. Box 6024, Arusha

Telephone: (255-027) 3883 (Director's Line)

Telegraphic address: --

Telex: 42106 CANWHEAT

e-Mail:SARI@habari.co.tz

Latitude 03�22' S

Longitude: 36�37' E

Altitude: 1387m

Nearest Railway Station: Arusha (about 10 km)

Nearest Bus Station: Arusha (about 10 km)

Nearest Airports:

Commercial flights: Kilimanjaro Int'l Airport (KIA), (about 60 km)

Charter flights: Arusha (2 km)

The compound is located on the Arusha/Dodoma main road approximately 10km from Arusha town centre.