The SEAMLESS Association can be seen as a continuation of the EU SEAMLESS project (See SEAMLESS in a nutshell), which developed an Integrated Framework for Integrated Assessments based on linkage of individual components (models, data, indicators) that enables analyses of the environmental, economic and social contributions of a multi-functional agriculture and the effects of a broad range of issues (e.g. climate change, new policies, innovation).

The aim of the SEAMLESS Association is twofold:

1. Maintain and disseminate SEAMLESS components to:
   1. overcome fragmentation and poor re-use of modeling efforts concerning agricultural systems in Europe and beyond,
   2. facilitate model linkage for integrated studies,
   3. contribute to better informed process of impact assessment of agricultural and environmental policies,
   4. advance our scientific understanding of agricultural systems and their relation with sustainable development and integrated assessment.
2. Enable and facilitate extension of SEAMLESS components and make a synthesis of improvements and extensions.