The vision of the ARC is to become a centre of excellence in agricultural research by developing skilled manpower and conducting quality research to generate technologies that would ensure sustainable crop production, and to play an active role in technology transfer process. The mission of the ARC is to plan, develop and implement research designed to produce technologies and systems that are required to ensure high and sustainable crop productivity, food security and export capacity. The ARC is entrusted with applied agricultural research on food and industrial crops, forestry, livestock and food technology, and with ecological and regional responsibilities to develop sustainable production systems in the Sudan.