- Planning, designing and construction of small dams and weirs
- Production and implementation of a comprehensive strategy policy on the mechanisation of agricultural production activities
- Planning for the establishment, maintenance and supervision of an effective, efficient and viable tillage program for the agricultural secto
- Planning, designing and construction of an extensive network of mechanical conservation works on both arable and range lands
- Adoption and adapting promising and appropriate agricultural engineering technologies from elsewhere in the region and internationally for use by the farmers
- Provision of engineering services and technology to the farming community in produce, processing, conservation and storage
- Continuous assessment of the economics of agricultural engineering technologies and production of guidelines for users
- Research, testing and development of agricultural machinery and equipment
- Development of extension materials on agricultural engineering related disciplines
- Research and development in soil and water engineering resulting in technologies for application in conservation tillage techniques
- Repackage research result on agricultural engineering for use by farmers, extension staff and other stakeholders
- Rural technology research, development, training and dissemination
- Development, review and supervision of technical standards in agricultural engineering
- Regulate the quality and standards of the provision of agricultural engineering and technical services to the farming community
- Production of sustainable agricultural land use and catchment plans
- Provision of surveying and cartographic services
- Identify, plan, design and implement any other agricultural engineering related project
- Tractor power research, testing, development and training
- Animal power research, testing, development and training
- Animal handling facilities designs, testing, development and training
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Agricultural Engineering and Technical Services