The Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Kənd Təsərrüfatı Nazirliyi) is an Azerbaijani governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of regulation of the economic activity in the agricultural sector of the country with a purpose of increasing the sector's production capacity.
Agriculture is Azerbaijan's second most important natural resource playing a significant role in the country's economy.
[4] The Ministry of Agriculture pursues public policy in the following areas: Presidential Decree No.
467 dated October 23, 2004 determined that the ministry, with the purpose of increasing the agricultural capacity of the country, focuses on development of production and processing of the agricultural products; provision of information to agricultural producers; melioration and water meconomy, veterinary, plant quarantine and favorable use of the soil; implementation of unique scientific-technical policy, organization of first priority programs on plant growing and animal breeding; ensuring food supply security in the country; economic and social development of the villages.
In 2007, it held an Azerbaijan Food and Agriculture Trade Mission in the United States organized by the U.S.-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce.