Agricultural Officer – Agribusiness Officer - 3 Posts at County Government of Tana River

TRCPSB/V/NO. 044/2025: AGRICULTURAL OFFICER – AGRIBUSINESS OFFICER J/G ‘K’(3 POSTS)

Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable

Duties and responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:

• promoting agribusiness ventures among farmers, cooperatives, and producer groups.
• supporting value addition and agro-processing initiatives.
• assisting in the identification and development of agricultural value chains with commercial potential.
• facilitating linkages between farmers and input suppliers, processors, and markets.
• collecting and disseminating market intelligence and price information to stakeholders.
• promoting contract farming and market-oriented production systems.
• assisting in the preparation of agribusiness investment proposals and feasibility studies.
• Supporting youth and women agripreneurship programs.
• Guiding farmer organizations on business planning and financial management.
• Conducting training and advisory services on agribusiness and value chain management.
• Organizing field days, demonstrations, and exhibitions to promote agribusiness innovations.
• strengthening farmers’ skills in business planning, marketing, and cooperative management.
• Collecting data on agricultural production, marketing, and value chain performance.
• Preparing periodic technical and progress reports.
• Maintaining updated records of agribusiness enterprises within the assigned area.
• Implementing county and national agribusiness strategies and policies.
• Participating in formulation of sub-county agribusiness work plans.
• contributing to monitoring and evaluation of agribusiness programs and projects.

Requirements for appointment

For appointment to this grade a candidate must have:

• 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;
• Certificate of membership to a professional body from a recognized institution; and
• Certificate in computer application skills