INIFAP is an Institution of scientific and technological excelence, with leadership and with national and international recognition for its capability to respond to demands in knowledge and technological innovations in the agricultural, livestock and forestry sector. Its mandate relates to the generation of scientific knowledge and of the agricultural and forestry technological innovation in response to the demands and needs of agrobusiness chains and different types of producers, contribute to sustainable rural development by improving competitiveness and maintaining the natural resource base, through a participatory and jointly with other institutions, public and private organizations associated with the Mexican countryside work.

Its mission is to contribute to the productive , competitive, equitable and sustainable development of agricultural and forestry chains , through the generation and adaptation of scientific knowledge and technological innovations and the development of human resources to meet the demands and needs to benefit the sector and society in a institutional cooperation frame  with public and private organizations.