The Agriculture and Food Board (AFB) is a governmental authority operating in the area of government of the Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture.   

The areas of activity of the Agriculture and Food Board are food and feed safety; animal health and welfare; farm animal breeding; plant protection and health; plant propagating material; fertiliser; organic farming; commercial fishing; as well as the organisation of the common agricultural policy of the European Union and the rural life and agricultural market.

AFB carries out official controls and other official activities, including veterinary supervision and veterinary control, and the implementation of supervision, performs compliance checks and other administrative proceedings during processing an economic activity notice, activity licence or other permit, applies enforcement powers of a state on the bases and to the extent prescribed by law and prosecutes misdemeanours, authorises laboratories to analyse samples taken during the supervision activities, organises prevention activities and informing the public about dangers in its field of activity and performs other functions assigned to it by legislation.

Important part of the AFB responsibilities is coordinate risk and crisis management of the areas of activities  and carry out risk assessment systems required for supervision. Risk assessment of the areas of activities is supported by the outsourced risk assessment carried out by research institutes, universities and LABRIS.