Common goals of the members are the improvement of agricultural structures, strengthening of economic power and improvement of living, working and environmental conditions in rural areas.
The aim of AEIAR is a sustainable exchange of information among the members regarding the planning and particularly the implementation of the most different rural development measures as well on regional as on local level.
For this purpose
- the AEIAR maintains contacts with the institution of the European Union and is member in the "advisory committee for rural development" of the European Union
- study days are held every year
- the results are submitted to the decision-makers of the European Commission as well as to the national and regional rural management administrations of the EU member states
- on request, reports are drawn up and experts provided
- information is exchanged continuously
AEIAR is open for other institutions of the EU member states pursuing the same aims, namely, carrying out rural development for public authorities and which are recognized in their respective countries.