The Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) is a semi-autonomous body of the Tanzanian government under the Ministry of Agriculture. TARI is responsible for conducting, regulating and coordinating all agricultural research activities in Tanzania and its mission is to generate and disseminate the application of knowledge and agricultural technologies as catalysts for change in achieving agricultural productivity, food and nutrition security, environmental sustainability, and economic growth, while involving stakeholders in the country and the global community.

Specific functions of TARI include but are not limited to: 1) Conduct, promote and coordinate basic, applied and strategic agricultural research; 2) Advise the government on the formulation of national policies, laws and regulatory frameworks for promoting and regulating agricultural research; 3) Set national agricultural research agenda and priorities in collaboration with key stakeholders.