促進牧場各方面的研究活動，鼓勵和促進牧場、荒地生態系統和農林業的研究。為牧場研究人員、發展工作者和農民提供研討會和會議的設施，并鼓勵與有相關目標和利益的組織密切合作。推廣科學農業知識和飼草及牧場生產、改良和管理技術。

To advance the cause of research activity in all aspects of rangelands and to encourage and promote the studies on rangeland, wasteland ecosystems and agroforestry.To provide facilities for seminars and conferences to rangeland researchers, development workers and farmers and to encourage close cooperation with organizations having related aims and interests.To disseminate the knowledge of scientific agriculture and technology for forage and rangeland production, improvement and management.