The Authority has the following roles:

1. to represent, advocate and promote the sector and its sub-sectors to the general public, the Government, aid agencies, and the domestic and international markets as a vital and growing sector of major social and economic significance to Vanuatu.
2. to advocate and promote the collective views of the sector on issues of importance and significance to the sector
3. to take a strategic approach to maximise the best short- and long-term interests of the sector
4. to engage with the Government, aid agencies and primary producers on opportunities for the advancement of the sector, including in relation to the following activities that produce goods and services:
   1. research and development
   2. animal, plant and soil health
   3. biosecurity
   4. education and skills
   5. technology transfer
   6. access to micro-finance
   7. market development