The Agri-Food Council is appointed by government to supervise the activities of marketing and development agencies established under The Agri-Food Act, 2004. The Council's purpose is to facilitate and regulate the establishment and operation of industry driven marketing and development plans aimed at promotion, development and the orderly marketing of agriculture and food products in Saskatchewan.

Once established, marketing and development plans allow producers to provide influence and take certain action to regulate the development and marketing of specified agriculture and food commodities. The Agri-Food Council supervises the establishment and ongoing operation of these agencies and reports to the Minister of Agriculture and Food. In this way, the interests of non-producer stakeholders as well as those of the Government of Saskatchewan are upheld and protected.