Assistant Livestock Production Officer I at County Government of Lamu

REF: LCPSB/ADV/23-24/50)
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:

• Preparing livestock technical information;
• Providing technical advice in animal production, livestock marketing, range management, apiculture and ranching;
• Promoting economic livestock farming;
• Participating in organising extension activities in field days, agricultural shows, field demonstrations, farmers field schools and farm visits;
• Participating in collaborative research activities;
• Disseminating livestock production technologies such as construction of livestock housing and structures, milk production, pasture and fodder production and conservation, farm planning, gross margin analysis, on-farm feed formulation;
• Implementing livestock production programmes/projects in such areas as dairy cattle farming, beef cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, rabbits, camels, donkeys breeding programmes. Fodder production and conservation.
• Value addition to livestock products, apiculture, emerging livestock and other animal husbandry interventions;
• Capturing, maintaining and storing livestock data.

REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT
For appointment to this grade an officer must have: -

• Be a Kenyan citizen;
• Served in the grade of Assistant Livestock Production Officer III or in a comparable and relevant position in the Public Service for a minimum period of three (3) years
• Diploma in any of the following disciplines: - Animal Science, Animal Production, Agriculture, Range Natural Agribusiness, Management, Resource Management, Livestock/Agricultural Economics, Dairy Technology or Agricultural Education and Extension from a recognised institution;
• Certificate in from a computer application recognized institution.