The council's strategic objectives and related outputs are aligned with the department's mission, and are directed at: ensuring access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food; eliminating skewed participation and inequality in the sector; maximising growth, job creation and income in agriculture; and enhancing the sustainable management of natural agricultural resources and ecological systems. Technology development and transfer aim at improving agricultural production, food security and growth, which in turn will result in poverty alleviation. The council carries out its functions in accordance with the approved strategic and business plans.