AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK AND VETERINARY SERVICES

Sub Sector Functions

• Coordination of Wajir County food systems
• Ensure agricultural food safety
• Crop, Livestock and fisheries development and management
• Plant and animal disease and pest control
• Animal control and welfare
• Veterinary services (excluding regulation of the profession)
• Promotion of Urban Forestry

Mission

An innovative, commercially-oriented and modern Agriculture and Rural Development sector

Vision

To improve the livelihoods of Wajir County Citizens and ensure food security by promoting innovative, commercially oriented crop and livestock farming through creating an enabling environment, providing support services and ensuring sustainable natural resources management.

Mandate

To promote, regulate and facilitate Agriculture and Livestock production for socio-economic development and industrialization

• County Executive – Farah Abdi Saman
• Chief Officer – Crop Farming And Irrigation Services– Hussein Mohamed Olow
• Chief Officer – Livestock Development Veterinary Services,Rangeland Managment And Fisheries – Omar Adan Ahmed