2.1   Mission

The mission of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike is to provide high-quality practical training to students to become professionally competent and confident farmers capable of self-employment, to develop environment-friendly and people-sensitive technologies and to enhance the well-being of the people through extension and other interventions.

2.2   Vision

The vision of the University is to be the foremost institution for producing highly-rated graduates in Agriculture, Science and Technology and to be a vehicle for the attainment of the primary goals of the National Agricultural Policy of “self-sufficiency in food and fibre” production. The University aims to provide knowledge through which food and security will be assured, in line with the University’s motto: “Knowledge, Food and Security”.