- Development & implementation of agriculture sector policies, rules and regulations
- Support government effort on programs for targeting food sufficiency in the country
- Encourage development and use of technology suitable for cultivation
- Create, manage spread extension services throughout fertile farming areas
- Create strategies to protect and manage seeds
- Facilitate markets for agricultural produce of the country and IT related information and payment systems
- Prevent farm/crop diseases
- Protect and establish preventive measures for use of chemicals in agricultural farms
- Provide technical and training assistance for the regions to increase its efficiency to discharge duty responsibilities on agriculture
- Distribution of agriculture certificates
- Prevent soil erosion in cultivation/farming areas
- Document and register agricultural land
- Conduct regular inspections on quality of seeds, supply and its permit licenses
- Restructure and increase number of institutes, schools, trainings and research on agriculture throughout the country
- Promotion of sustainable utilization & management of natural agricultural resources.
- To investigate and plan all irrigation development.
- To supervise all design and construction of irrigation structures in coordination with other sector ministries.
- To develop training materials for farmers in the area of water management together with the other sector ministries.
- To promote the use of irrigation water and inform on water harvesting for agriculture.
- Perform additional duties and responsibilities as required by the SWS development plan and changing or emerging circumstances.