The main functions of Agriculture Department are as follows:
- Legislation, policy formulation and sectoral planning regarding:
- Agriculture education, training and research including University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pir Mehr Ali Shah University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi & Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture, Multan and pre-service/in-service training at Agriculture Training Institutes
- Adaptive research and research farms
- Improvement of agricultural and water management methods
- Protection against insects, pests, prevention of plant diseases and quality control of pesticides
- Soil fertility and soil conservation
- Mechanization, reclamation of land, use of agricultural machinery ploughing, tube wells installation, and agricultural engineering research (agricultural machinery and implements), Water Management Training and Research Institute, Lahore
- Agricultural information and publications / training
- Agricultural statistics
- Preparation and review of agricultural production strategy in coordination with district agriculture extension
- Arboricultural operations
- Monitoring of agriculture inputs like fertilizers, pesticide and irrigation through field extension staff
- Promotion of modern agriculture technologies and other extension activities through method / result demonstration, farmers gatherings, print and electronic media, etc.
- Training and research on Floriculture Seed Farms / Green Belts
- Market information and intelligence system and matters common to all Market Committees
- Agricultural loans / subsidies
- Water management operations, planning, research and coordination
- Production, multiplication and marketing of certified seed through Punjab Seed Corporation
- Coordination and strengthening of research activities in Agriculture, Livestock, Irrigation, Water Management, Forest and Fisheries sectors through Punjab Agricultural Research Board
- Economic planning and policy-making with respect to agriculture in the province
- Plant Protection:
- Standardization of local and imported pesticides
- Plant quarantine
- Economic studies for framing agricultural policy
- Farm management research for planning project formulation and evaluation in the province
- Grading of agricultural commodities other than food grains, for exports
- Soil survey, comprehensive inventory of soil resources of province and their proper utilization
- Standardization of fertilizers for meeting provincial requirements
- Underdeveloped areas:
- Identification of under-development areas
- Identification of the fields in which an area is under-developed
- Measures required to remove the causes of underdevelopment in different areas
- Socioeconomic studies for framing agricultural research policies
- Research for the introduction of improved germplasm, relating to agriculture
- Collection of statistics on agricultural research
- High level manpower training for agricultural research and on farm management
- Pest scouting, pest survey, pest warning, quality control of pesticides, research on plant protection, training of pesticides dealers, farmers and extension workers in plant protection
- Budget, accounts and audit matters
- Purchase of stores and capital goods for the department
- Services matters except those entrusted to Services and General Administration Department
- Administration of the agriculture related laws and the rules
- Matters incidental and ancillary to the above subjects