 ዋና ዓላማውም የሀገሪቱን የዕጽዋት ሀብቶች ከሰው ሰራሽና የተፈጥሮ አደጋዎች መጠበቅና የሰብል ምርቶችን ለማሻሻል ነበር።
The main objective was to rescue the country's plant genetic resources from adverse impacts of various human activities and natural calamities and thereby, support crop improvement programs.