Agriculture,Irrigation,Livestock,Fisheries And Veterinary Services
Agriculture,Irrigation,Livestock,Fisheries And Veterinary Services
Vision:
To be the leading agent of food security for all, employment creation, income generation, poverty reduction through provision of extension services and irrigation development in Mandera County
Mission:
To improve the livelihoods of the people of Mandera County by promoting competitive farming as a business through appropriate policy environment, effective support services and sustainable natural resources management.
Core Values
Professionalism
Integrity
Efficiency
Partnerships
Gender equity
Accountability
Result Oriented
Customer Satisfaction
Role of the Ministry OF Agriculture and Irrigation
Formulate, implement and monitor agricultural legislations, regulations and policies
Provide agricultural extension services in the county
Support agricultural research and promote technology delivery
Develop, implement and coordinate programmes in the agricultural sector
Regulation and quality control of inputs, produce and products from the agricultural sector
Management and control of pests and diseases in crops
Promote management and conservation of the natural resource base for agriculture
Collect, maintain and manage information on the agricultural sector in the County
Appraisal of project proposals and designs;
Maintain an appropriate Monitoring and Evaluation system.
On going project
Revival of 6 irrigation schemes and Expansion
Gadudia and BPI - Complete and to be expanded
Hareri, Aresa, Qumbiso - will be complete within this financial year
Shantoley - will be complete within this financial year
Input subsidies to the farmers
Diesel
Seeds
Chemical and Fertilers
Implements
Capacity building of farmers on current farming trends and Technology
Improvement of extension services and fast service delivery
Extension of canals and bush clearing in diffrent farms
Up coming projects:
Opening up of Koroney and Bokolow farms for irrigation farming
Green House tech farming in dry areas
New schemes and strengthening of the existing ones
Management and control of prosopis juliflora (Mathenge)
Fruit processing factory
Wells, dams and tanks for rain water harvesting for irrigation use
Njaa marufuku Kenya (County Fund) for farmers groups
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