Recognizing what the state and the private sector institutions have missed in the Agricultural, Food, and Environmental sectors, ISAFE capitalizes on her strengths of research-based Development (R&D), Conservation (R&C), Education (R&E), and Commercialization.

To address the needs of the nation, ISAFE acts as the first-ever cross-boundary organization in Sri Lanka, to be the key player in R&D, R&C, and R&E, whereas the critical interface between science and policy development.