Section 2: Objects of the University.

The objects of the University are to-
a encourage the advancement of learning and to hold out to all persons, without distinction of race, creed, sex or political conviction, the opportunity of acquiring tertiary education in agriculture and development studies;
b develop and offer academic and professional programmes leading to the award of diplomas, first degrees, post-graduate research and higher degrees with emphasis on agricultural research, development studies, planning, adaptive, technical, maintenance, developmental and productive skills in the engineering, scientific, and allied professional disciplines with the aim of producing socially mature men and women with capability not only to understand, use and adapt existing technologies in the agriculture, but also to improve on them and develop new ones;
c act as agents and catalysts through post-graduate training, research and innovation for the effective and economic utilisation, exploitation and conservation of the country's agricultural resources;
d offer to the general population, particularly in the area of agriculture development studies as a form of public service, the results of training and research and to foster the practical applications of these results;
e establish appropriate relationships with other national institutions involved in training, research and development of technologies in the agriculture sector and development studies;
f identify the problems and needs of the agriculture sector in Nigeria and find solutions to them within the context of overall national development;
g provide and promote sound basic scientific training as a foundation for the development of agriculture and development studies in Nigeria, taking into account indigenous cultures and the need to enhance national unity;
h encourage and promote scholarship and conduct research in restricted fields of learning and human endeavor;
i relate its activities to the technological, social, cultural and economic needs of the people of Nigeria; and
j undertake any other activity appropriate for an agriculture university and development studies of the highest standard.