Migori County Assistant Director-agriculture Jobs in Kenya
Duties and Responsibilities
supervising collection, analysis and management of agriculture crops data
coordinating collection, and packaging of new and existing agricultural technologies
promoting agribusiness incubation and market development
managing and controlling trans-boundary pests, diseases and invasive species
undertaking assessment on crop, food and nutritional security situation
promoting climate change adaptation and mitigation and environmental management in agriculture
developing proposals for national agricultural programmes and projects
Collaborating with stakeholders to identify areas of agricultural research
promoting access to affordable credit, crop insurance and inputs for agricultural production in collaboration with stakeholders
Training agricultural stakeholders and preparing reports.
providing technical support for compliance with international standards on phytosanitary and food safety
packaging of new and existing agricultural technologies
mainstreaming of international agreements and protocols in agriculture
supervising management and control of trans-boundary pests, diseases and invasive species
Requirements for Appointment
Be a Kenyan citizen
served in the grade of Principal Agricultural Officer for a minimum
period of three (3) years or have a cumulative relevant and demonstrable experience of at least seven (7) years either from the public or private sector
Bachelors of Science degree in any of the following disciplines:- Agriculture, Agronomy; Agribusiness Management and Enterprise Development; Agribusiness Management; 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; Dry-land Resource Management; Dry-land Agriculture and Enterprise Development; Farm Management; Home Economics; Horticulture; Food Science and Technology or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
Masters degree in any of the following disciplines:- Agribusiness Management; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Natural Resource Management; Agricultural Education; Agricultural Extension and Education; Agricultural Information and Communication Management; Agricultural Marketing; Agriculture and Applied Economics; Agriculture and Rural Development; Agriculture Economics; Agriculture Extension; Agricultural Studies; Agro-Bio Resource Science and Technology;
Agronomy; Agro-processing; Biotechnology; Crop Production; Crop Protection; Dry-land Integrated Land Management Systems; Dry-land Resource Management; Dry-land Agriculture; Dry-land Agro Pastoral Systems; Dry-land Farming; Entomology; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Planning and Management; Farm Management;
Floriculture; Food Science and Post-harvest Technology; Food Science and Technology; Applied Human Nutrition; Home Economics; Home Science; Home Management; Horticulture; Hydroponics; Integrated Soil Fertility Management; Land and Environmental Management, Land and Water Management; Plant Biotechnology; Plant Breeding and Biotechnology; Plant Breeding; Plant Health Science and Management; Plant Pathology; Project Planning and Management; Rural Management; Seed Science and Technology; Seed Science; Soil Environment and Land Use Management; Soil Science or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
Certificate in strategic leadership development program (SLDP) lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized Institution;
How to Apply
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