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Auctioning of livestock during the Narok Livestock Show and Auction held at the Ole Ntimama Stadium

Agriculture, Livestock Development and Fisheries

Background Information

The Department of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Fisheries is responsible for crop and animal husbandry; livestock sale yards; county abattoirs; plant and animal disease control and fisheries.

Services Offered:
  • Crop husbandry and plant disease control.
  • Land resources management, agri-business and market development and in agricultural engineering.
  • Agricultural land use planning, environmental management, promotion of agro-forestry and soil conservation.
  • Construction of dams, terraces, farm roads and ridging.
  • Enforcement of quality standards for agro-processing, maintenance of agricultural machines and equipment, survey and design of conservation structures and providing advice to farmers on appropriate machinery and equipment.
  • Providing advice to farmers on farming as a business.
  • Providing data and information on farm inputs.
  • Create mechanisms for increased access to affordable agricultural inputs.
  • Disseminate information on market prices.
Services Offered:
  • Animal health and welfare extension services.
  • Provision of livestock sale yards and markets and associated infrastructure.
  • Construction of county abattoirs after approval by the national veterinary services, where the latter would post inspectors as is required in devolved and working structures everywhere in the world.
  • Primary animal disease control services such as vector control, tsetse fly control, vaccination campaigns and other primary animal health care services.
  • Fish and other aquatic animal health services.
  • Licensing and control of undertakings that sell meat, milk as well as other foods of animal origin to the public.
  • Veterinary clinical services upon the required accreditation of the service providers by the National Veterinary Services.
  • Animal welfare services.
  • Implementation of policies, strategies, legislation, standards, programmes and projects.
  • Implementation of International Agreements on animal health, welfare and food safety.
  • Data collection and dissemination laterally and vertically.
  • Provision of infrastructure and equipment for service delivery.
  • Mobilization of resources for county programmes and projects.
Services Offered:
  • Provision of extension services to fish farmers.
  • Development of county seed bulking units.
  • Market development and value addition initiatives.
  • Maintenance of fisheries related infrastructure.
  • Development of landing sites.
  • Farmer training and outreach services.
  • Collection of cess at landing sites.
  • Provision of sanitary facilities at landing sites.
  • Implementation of policies, strategies, legislation, standards, programmes and projects.
  • Implementation of International Agreements on animal health, welfare and food safety.
  • Data collection and dissemination laterally and vertically.
  • Provision of infrastructure and equipment for service delivery.
  • Mobilization of resources for county programmes and projects.
  • Collection of statistics on fisheries..
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