For implementation of its goals and objectives, the Ministry performs the following functions according to the order stipulated by the legislation of the Republic of Armenia:
- elaboration and monitoring of programs promoting entrepreneurial activity in agrօ-food sector,
- elaboration and monitoring of agrarian and food security programs of the Republic of Armenia,
- elaboration and monitoring of intergovernmental cooperation programs in agriculture,
- approval of relevant administrative statistical reporting forms and maintenance of administrative statistical registers based on the collected data and information,
- elaboration and monitoring of development programs in the sphere of preservation, protection, reproduction and utilization of forests, as well as programs for the efficient use of forest resources,
- elaboration and monitoring of programs for fire safety of forest lands, as well as for pest and disease control measures,
- forests classification according to their functional significance,
- approval of state forest management plans,
- elaboration and monitoring of support programs for the entities engaged in agricultural activity,
- elaboration and monitoring of support programs in agricultural crops seed-breeding, as well as programs for quarantine disease and the most dangerous pest control measures for plants, plant products and regulated articles (with the exception of inspection functions),
- elaboration and monitoring of programs for development of animal breeding, as well as for veterinary and animal anti-epidemic measures (with the exception of inspection functions),
- elaboration and monitoring of programs for increasing the efficiency of agricultural land use and melioration (improvement) in the Republic of Armenia according to the legislation of the Republic of Armenia,
- implementation of preparatory process for privatization of non-privatized state property in this field,
- elaboration and monitoring of irrigation programs,
- elaboration and monitoring of the measures to prevent and eradicate the harmful impact of river waters stipulated by the Water Code of the Republic of Armenia,
- programming of professional needs for training, retraining and re-qualification of the staff, elaboration and monitoring of the relevant policies and programs,
- elaboration and monitoring of innovation programs, as well as programs for introduction of scientific-technical policies and advanced technologies,
- organizing of state procurement processes according to the order stipulated by the legislation of the Republic of Armenia,
- participation in the process of elaboration and discussion of the international treaties (agreements) related to agriculture, according to the established order,
- elaboration of the drafts of the legislative acts related to this field, as well as elaboration and approval of the legal acts regulating this field in cases provided by legislation,
- control over the use and maintenance of the state property affiliated to the subordinate organizations, provision of consent for property alienation or leasing in cases stipulated by the charter of the given organization or according to the decision of the founder,
- management of the state-owned stocks in joint-stock companies, according to the order stipulated by the legislation of the Republic of Armenia,
- organizing and implementation of information policy and public relations of the Ministry.
