The overall objective of SASACID is to:

• Raise the quality and relevance of agricultural education at the tertiary level to encompass the cross-cutting issues that are pertinent to attaining sustainable and profitable agriculture.
• Developing new cadres of professionals capable of assuming key roles in national, regional and international agricultural science, extension, business and policy

The development impacts expected from the programme include:

• Have graduates who will be successful farmers and business persons and farmers to have access to high quality and relevant advice leading to improved productivity, marketing and incomes
• Develop a new culture by African Agricultural Scientists to develop and apply contextual learning
• Have stronger local agricultural institutions with improved synergy
• Have effective development of markets, agricultural industries and job creation
• Have increased profitability of Africa’s agricultural enterprises
• Reduced risks and uncertainty for producers; enhanced capacity to predict unfavourable events
• Well-informed farmers, industries, policy-makers and traders, enabling informed choices
• Revitalised agricultural productivity in fragile countries.