ISRA aims to design and implementation of research programs on crop, forest, animal and fish production and rural economy; ISRA Undertakes and develops research on plant, animal, forestry and fishery production and on rural socio-economics in order to contribute to the increase of agricultural production and its sustainability. ISRA's research priorities focus on agronomic, animal, forestry, fishery and rural socio-economic production in the various secological zones of Senegal: dry and humid continental rain zone, irrigated continental zone, littoral zone and maritime zone.