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Ministry of Agriculture & Co-operatives
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH DIVISION
Mail address Malkerns Research Station, PO Box
4, Malkerns
Telephone +268830-17,833-20 Fax +268
833-60, 447-00
Nature National government
Mission Research
Financial support National government
Working languages English
Scope of interest Agronomy, horticulture
Research program
Locations Malkerns Research Station, Lowveld
Experiment Station (Mail Address: PO Box 11, Matata, Swaziland)
Subjects Cotton breeding and entomology; wheat,
sorghum, tobacco and cowpea production Status
Ongoing
Findings Irrigation techniques for wheat, sorghum,
tobacco and cowpeas
Internal Organization
Chief official Chief Research Officer. Malkerns
Research Station
Divisions Cotton Breeding, Cotton Entomology,
Horticulture, Sorghum Research, Cowpea Research, Wheat Research,
Maize Research
Professional staff 17
Total staff 306
Facilities
Library Small Library with cat 300
documents; textbooks, journals, newsletters
Local databases Reports
Exchange Facilities Guesthouse available;
can accommodate 3 people
Publications
Serials Annual reports, production guides
History
The Agricultural Research Division was established in
1959 to cater for agricultural development in the country; since
1982, the emphasis has been on small-scale, limited resource
farmers