The Authority has been assigned the following functions under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985 (2 of 1986).

Development of enterprises related to the scheduled items for export by providing financial help or otherwise for performing surveys and feasibility studies, participation in inquiry capital through joint ventures, and other reliefs and subsidy schemes.
Registration of persons as exporters of the listed products upon payment of any fees stipulated;
Fixing standards and specifications for scheduled products for export; Inspecting meat and meat products in slaughterhouses, processing plants, storage facilities, conveyances, or other sites where such items are kept or handled to ensure their quality.

Improving the marketing of Scheduled items beyond India.
Promoting export-oriented production and development of Scheduled products;
Collection of statistics from the owners of factories or establishments engaged in the production, processing, packaging, marketing, or export of the scheduled products, or from such other persons as may be prescribed on any matter relating to the scheduled products, and publication of the statistics so collected or of any portions thereof or extracts therefrom.
Training on sectors related to scheduled products, as well as other prescribed topics.