
Vision:
A Vibrant Food and Nutrition Secure County.
Mission:
An innovative, commercially oriented agriculture in Kisumu County.
Sector Goal
Achieve food and nutrition security and commercially sustainable agriculture
Mandate of the Department
- Promote irrigation and drainage
- Establishment and strengthening of Irrigation Water Users Associations (IWUAs)
- Promote water harvesting and storage
- Promote use of improved and certified seeds and other appropriate inputs for production
- Enhance extension services
- Promote soil fertility management practices
- Promote climate smart technologies e.g. solar powered systems
- Promote and operationalize appropriate modern technologies on mechanization to reduce cost of production
- Promote market access and affordable credit facilities
- Diversify crop and livestock production
- Review and formulate Legal/Policy framework
- Promote agro-processing and value addition.
- Enhance surveillance and early warning systems
- Capacity build youth, women and staff in modern agribusiness knowledge and skills
- Develop accurate crop, fisheries and livestock resource database
- Promote fodder and pasture development
- Promote appropriate water harvesting techniques for livestock use
- Promote breed improvement
- Promote Pest and Disease control and management
- Promote Farm input subsidies
- Promote prudent use of microbial
- Promote establishment of feedlot production
- Enhance quality assurance of livestock products
- Promote agricultural insurance
- Promote animal welfare issues
- Promote capture and culture fish production
- Promote diversification of fish farming methods and as products
- Promote fisheries infrastructure development
Physical Location: Prosperity House, 11th and 5th Floor.
County Executive Committee Member: Mr. Kenneth Onyango
Chief Officer: Mr. Daniel Otieno Okia