State Department for Crop Development Deputy Director Agriculture Jobs in Kenya
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –
Served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Assistant Director, Agriculture CSG 7 or in a comparable position in the wider public service;
A Bachelors of Science degree in any of the following disciplines: Agriculture; Agronomy; Agribusiness Management and Enterprise Development; Agribusiness; Agricultural Economics and Rural Development; Agricultural Extension and Education; Agricultural Marketing; Agricultural Resource Management; Agriculture and Extension; Agriculture and Home Economics; Agriculture and Human Ecology; Agriculture Economics; Crop Protection; Dryland Resource Management; Dry-land Agriculture and Enterprise Development; Farm Management; Home Economics; Horticulture; Food Science and Technology; or any other relevant and equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya; and
Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Specific duties and responsibilities include:
Developing, reviewing and monitoring implementation of national agricultural policies, strategies and standards;
Providing technical support for compliance with national and international standards on bio-safety, phytosanitary and food safety;
Supervising packaging of new and existing agricultural technologies;
Mainstreaming of international agreements and protocols in agriculture;
Coordinating management and control of trans-boundary pests, diseases and invasive species;
Supervising development of proposals for national agricultural programmes and projects;
Coordinating interventions on national crop and food security situations;
Identifying and promote public private partnerships in agricultural investments and initiatives;
Coordinating access to affordable credit, crop insurance and inputs for agricultural production;
Identifying and promoting local and foreign market opportunities; promoting research-extension-farmer linkages;
Supervising mainstreaming of environmental management and climate change adaptation and mitigation actions in agriculture; and
Training agricultural stakeholders; and preparing technical report
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; State Department for Crop Development Deputy Director Agriculture Jobs in Kenya
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