The government of Sierra Leone established the Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI) in the 2007 through an Act of Parliament as the sole government agricultural research and agricultural technology generating body, for the benefit of the farming, fishing and forestry sectors in Sierra Leone.
Vision
Increasing food security and wealth by contributing to sustainable agricultural growth and effective agricultural research system.
Mission
Supporting agricultural growth through increasing productivity by the generation and promotion of innovative technology and the empowerment of stakeholders.
SLARI’s work is guided by its strategic and operational plans that are aligned to those of CORAF/WECARD and based on the integrated agricultural research for development (IAR4D) paradigm.