The Agricultural Engineering R and D Program (AMRDP) focuses on providing the necessary tools, implements and machines for basic domestic and export commodities. It  also works on other important concerns such as: local manufacture of widely accepted imported agricultural equipment ; conduct of benchmark survey; impact and policy studies; and establishing/formulating a comprehensive Philippine Agricultural Standards for production machinery, materials, and structures

The Program aims to : 1) make available appropriate agricultural engineering technologies for the production, post harvest, and processing of farm products and by-products, and 2) provide accurate and timely information on the review, formulation and implementation of policies and structures of the agriculture and national resources system.

The Agricultural Engineering R and D Program of PCARRD complements that of Agricultural Engineering Research Development and Extension (RDE) Program initiated by DA-BAR.