Agriculture officer at Baringo County Government

Duties and Responsibilities

• Implementation of agriculture strategic plan, objectives and policy framework in the sub county
• Providing technical support to farmers
• Coordinating capacity building of farmers for maximum production
• Coordination of Crops development and food security, Agri-Nutrition, Engineering, Extension, Research and Training, Agribusiness and Projects Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Implementation of Agricultural projects
• Participate in projects budgeting (Public participation)
• Prudent financial management of project funds
• Effective and timeliness execution of extension duties
• Compilation of field reports
• Participation in assessments and surveys
• Critical analysis of field reports for decision making
• Dissemination of reports to other staff and stakeholders
• Implement any other relevant county/sub-county activities as may be assigned by the supervisor

Requirements for Appointment

• Be a Kenyan citizen
• Bachelor Degree in, Agriculture, Horticulture, Agricultural-Economics, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education and Extension, Agricultural Engineering, from a recognized institution in Kenya.
• Must have at least 2 years’ experience in similar work
• Computer literate with knowledge on related Computer packages
• Possess Proposal development skills,
• Good Communication skills,
• Report writing skills
• To have resource mobilization skills