1. Monitoring and studying the issues of land confiscation and colonialist Israeli settlement of Palestinian land, in addition to bypass roads which serve the Israeli occupation.

2. Monitoring and studying Israeli violations of Palestinian agriculture such as tree-uprooting, land devastation, crop destruction, burning of trees and or usage of toxic substances.

3. Documenting and  issuing statistical based information and studies on all violations mentioned in points two and three.

4. Offering any possible services to Palestinian farmers and land owners affected by Israeli violations through:

a. Providing them with technical and legal services concerning issues of land confiscation, settlement and bypass roads;

b. Providing technical and agricultural services concerning hitherto unused land and land threatened with confiscation;

c. Establishing small agricultural projects for families who lost their land or part of their land. Such projects are carried out in cooperation with specialized local and international institutions.

d. Conducting agricultural training for farmers affected by the Israeli occupation in order to generate income and improve their living standards;

5. Focusing on the role of women in protecting and taking care of the land and their distinguished activities in administrating domestic agricultural projects and food manufacturing;

6. Conducting researches on the improvement of local livestock genetics and botanical genealogy.

7. Supervising advanced training courses for agricultural technicians in various agricultural fields.

8. Establishing a department for soil research which is currently working on the production soil maps for the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

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