The article provides information on the directions of state regulation in the field of food and agriculture, and presents the FAPDA classification developed by FAO. The main focus of the article is on the direction of natural resources management of food and agricultural policy. The issues related to the ineffective use of land and water resources in Azerbaijan were analyzed, and ways to eliminate existing problems related to soil salinization and irrigation water shortage were indicated in the article. The article also provides information on the importance of globally and nationally significant agricultural heritage systems (GIAHS və NIAHS) in terms of achieving the goals of state regulation of the agricultural sector, such as ensuring the sustainability of agriculture and the development of rural areas and increasing employment and profitability in the regions through the processing of agricultural products and the development of agrotourism. Then the article the possibility of identifying the north-western region of Azerbaijan as a NIAHS site was evaluated.