The project's objectives are to create a strong foundation for growth and expansion by providing evidence of key metrics so that AgShare can achieve its vision of success. There are three primary objectives in the planning and pilot phase:

Objective 1: Establish the foundation of the AgShare collaboration by month 18. This entails recruiting three to six existing organizations to become AgShare collaborators. It involves facilitating the co-creation and ownership of the practices that will enable success such as compatible licensing, shared metadata standards, and common technical formats across the different AgShare collaborating partners. It also includes optimizing the Creative Commons DiscoverEd search tool to enable local and global discoverability of AgShare resources. Key metrics for success of this objective are recruiting existing organizations in the three AgShare categories to become committed anchor partners, completing an initial needs assessment of MSc agriculture curriculum needs, and completing detailed planning documents and pilot testing plans for BMGF approval.

Objective 2: Conduct pilot testing to ensure long term sustainability and scalability by the end of 18 months. This involves providing evidence that capabilities are in place to achieve AgShare benefits for collaborators and long-term success. In the pilot phase, this means testing effective and sustainable mechanisms for OER creation, incentives, knowledge loops, and alignment with faculty and curriculum demand. A key metric for this objective is actual African MSc agriculture faculty using the OER that AgShare partners create.

Objective 3: Document processes and goals for continuation and expansion by month 17. This documentation, co-created with AgShare collaborators, will identify strategies and tactics for long-term success. It will include strategies for sharing findings and influencing multiple stakeholders in OER, e-learning, agriculture, and education. A key metric for success is recruiting co-funders for expansion.