The Provincial Agriculture Office shall:

1. Formulate measures for the approval of the Sanggunian and provide technical assistance and support to the governor, as the case may be; in carrying out said measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and provision of adequate facilities relative to agricultural services.

2. Develop plans and strategies on agricultural programs and projects and implement them upon approval thereof by the governor, as the case may be.

3. Ensure that maximum assistance and access to resources in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural, aquacultural and marine products are extended to farmers, fishermen and local entrepreneurs.

4. Conduct or cause to be conducted location-specific agricultural researches and assist in making the appropriate technology arising out of, and disseminate information on, basic research on crops, prevention and control of plant diseases and pests, and other agricultural matters which will maximize productivity.

5. Assist the governor, as the case may be, in the establishment and extension services of demonstration farms for aquaculture and marine products.

6. Enforce rules and regulations relating to agriculture and aquaculture.

7. Coordinate with NGAs and NGOs which promote agricultural productivity through appropriate technology compatible with environmental integrity.

8. Be in the frontline of delivery of basic agricultural services, particularly those needed for the survival of the inhabitants during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters.

9. Recommend to the Sanggunian and advise the governor, as the case may be, on all other matters related to agriculture and aquaculture which will improve the livelihood and living conditions of the inhabitants; and

10. Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.