ABOUT THE MINISTRY:
The Ministry of Agriculture has the responsibility of promoting farmer friendly agricultural policies with a view to achieving food security, developing the rural economy as well as to ensure conducive environmental security/protection for improved agricultural productivity.
MANDATE/OBJECTIVE.
The mandate of the ministry is as
follows:
DEPARTMENTS:
Administration, Agriculture,
Engineering Department, Finance and account department, Fishery Department,
Forestry Department, Livestock and veterinary service department, Planning
Research and Statistics (PRS) department.
To create a conducive macroeconomic climate that stimulates greater private sector investment in agricultural and rural development, rationalizing the roles of the tiers of government, reorganizing the institutional framework, implementing integrated rural development, increasing budgetary allocation, improving incentives to agriculture and promoting the increased application of modern technology to agricultural production.
The Ministry of Agriculture has the responsibility of promoting farmer friendly agricultural policies with a view to achieving food security, developing the rural economy as well as to ensure conducive environmental security/protection for improved agricultural productivity.