The specific objectives of AIAEE are to:

  • Articulate the role of agricultural and Extension education in international agricultural development.
  • Develop state-of-the-art papers on agricultural and Extension education worldwide.
  • Establish a continuing dialogue within the profession in international agricultural and Extension education on a global scale.
  • Establish and maintain a continuing dialogue between AIAEE and donor agencies for international agricultural development.
  • Establish a roster of professionals in agricultural and Extension education who can provide the expertise needed to assist funding agencies in planning and implementing agricultural and Extension education programs and institutions in other nations.
  • Encourage research within the profession that will favorably impact on agricultural and Extension programs in countries around the world.
  • Improve the skills and knowledge of professionals who want to work in international agricultural and Extension education.

The AIAEE seeks to serve as a worldwide catalyst in bringing the collective expertise of agricultural and Extension educators to bear on the problems of human resource and agricultural development. Areas of expertise that agricultural and Extension educators can bring to the agricultural development process include:

  • Agricultural education in public schools
  • Rural youth programs
  • Agricultural Extension
  • Teacher education in agriculture
  • Human resource and development programs
  • Research and evaluation studies
  • Institution building for agricultural development
  • Programs for agricultural curriculum development and teaching methods
  • In-service education
  • Human resource management programs
  • Youth development
  • Needs analysis and program development