Estonia wants to develop agricultural markets and trade policies and to increase the competitiveness of the agricultural processing industry. The aim is to increase the market orientation of the industry and to ensure the sustainability of agricultural production.

In order to meet the objectives, the Ministry of Rural Affairs develops national measures and development plans and coordinates their implementation.

Furthermore, the Ministry participates in the development of agriculture-related competition and state aid policy.

The Ministry’s tasks also include the monitoring and analysis of the impact of national measures, planning and coordinating the cooperation projects of the field, agri-processing and trade data and market data collection and processing.

At the international level, the Ministry of Rural Affairs is engaged in the implementation of the European Union food quality label system and the coordination of issuing Estonia’s geographical indication certifications, the management of the implementation of marketing and supporting measures for livestock, poultry and crop products, international cooperation and several other activities.