The centre has four (4) primary research divisions, namely;
- Environmental Soil Science (4): Consisting of a Pedologist, soil Chemist, soil Biochemist/soil Microbiologist, and soil Environmentalist
- Soil Conservation (2): Consisting of a soil Physicist and a soil Conservationist
- Soil and Water Engineering (4): Consisting of a soil and Irrigation/Drainage Engineer, Soil and Water Engineer, Agro-climatologist, Agricultural Machinery/processing Engineer
- Agronomy and Crop Modelling (3): Consisting of an Agronomist, Crop protectionists (Pathologist and Entomologist) and Crop Modelling expert