The Division is mainly involved in conducting research studies associated with monitoring and evaluation of national as well as regional development projects and programmes of the government and non-governmental sectors. The referenced studies cover a divers areas and fields such as land, livestock, perennial crops and agrarian transformation. In addition to that the division is involved in review and analysis of government policies in relation to development of smallholder farmers. In specific terms, the division undertakes :

• Review and analysis of agricultural and rural development policies.
• Monitoring and evaluation (assessing impacts) of projects and programmes. related to agrarian and rural development.
• Bench mark surveys.
• Feasibility Studies.
• Research on poverty aspects.
• Studies on agrarian relations.
• Labour and Employment studies.
• Analysis on decentralization and local level participation in development.
• Gender and Development in the Agrarian Sector.