IRAD has five (05) Agricultural Research Centers:
- Agricultural Research Center of Maroua (Far North)
- Agricultural Research Center of Wakwa (Adamaoua)
- Agricultural Research Center of Bambui (North West)
- Agricultural Research Center of Ekona (South West)
- Agricultural Research Center of Mbalmayo (Centre)
The five Agricultural Research Centers are structures with responsibility for the extent of each of the five agro-ecological zones. They have a national and regional vocation to cover all the problems of agricultural development.