The vision and the mission of SACCAR are as follows:
Vision: SACCAR will, by year 2020, have made significant contribution to poverty alleviation and sustainable growth through agricultural
research and training in the SADC region.
The mission of SACCAR is to foster regional integration of
agricultural research and training systems by assuming co-ordination and catalytic functions and delivering relevant services, through regional research networking and integration, the forging of regional
and globalpartnerships, human capital development, resource
mobilisation and information and technology exchange.