Role Overview
This role supports farmers and livestock programmes by turning practical animal-production knowledge into advice, demonstrations and field-level services. The officer helps promote productive, commercially viable livestock farming while collecting reliable information to guide programme delivery and improve farm practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and organise technical information on livestock production for use in extension work and programme activities.
- Advise farmers and other stakeholders on animal husbandry, livestock marketing, range management, apiculture and ranching.
- Promote sound, economically sustainable livestock-farming practices.
- Help plan and deliver farmer outreach, including farm visits, field demonstrations, field days, agricultural shows and farmer field schools.
- Contribute to collaborative research and share relevant findings with farming communities.
- Demonstrate practical production methods, including livestock housing, milk production, pasture and fodder management, farm planning, gross-margin analysis and on-farm feed formulation.
- Support livestock initiatives covering dairy and beef cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, rabbits, camels, donkeys and breeding programmes, as well as fodder conservation, product value addition, apiculture and emerging livestock.
- Capture, maintain and store livestock data accurately.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science, Animal Production, Agriculture, Apiculture, Food Science and Technology, Agribusiness, Range Management, Natural Resource Management, Livestock or Agricultural Economics, Dairy Technology, or Agricultural Education and Extension, from a recognised institution.
- Certificate in computer applications from a recognised institution.
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