The Department of Agricultural Engineering is one of the seven (7) departments in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology of the University. The Department envisioned Agriculture in Nigeria as devoid of drudgery and hence, committed to high-quality teachings and research into the engineering aspect of agriculture, ranging from land preparation to crop processing and storage. The Department focuses on producing graduates that will make the country industrially self-reliant while ensuring food security and fiber production for the industries.

The Department has close links with other departments, particularly engineering and agricultural sciences, in the university, governmental and private agricultural establishments, research institutions, industries, and other Universities (both within and outside the country). The students at the undergraduate level normally undergo a six (6)-month farm/industrial training which exposes them to real-life problems in farms/industries and how to proffer engineering solutions to such problems. Most of the time, they (the students) solve such problems through their final year independent projects supervised by experienced lecturers.