
Production and Marketing
Production and Marketing
Introduction
Production and marketing department has got four sectors:
- Agricultural sector.
- Veterinary sector.
- Fisheries sector.
- Regional/veterinary laboratory services sector.
The department has got 10 staffing status as Agricultural Extension Staff deployed in the two City Divisions ie Nyendo/ Mukungwe and Kimaanya/ Kabonera City Division as the implementation levels.
These sectors are being managed by sectoral heads respective. Disciplines as the subject matter specialist.
All Co-ordination and planning for the department is done at the city headquarters by the production coordinator/manager who heads the department.
Main Objectives:
- To provide efficient and streamlined agricultural advisory services to the community for increased and improved production security status.
- To effectively and efficiently undertake administration and management of Agricultural activities in the city.
- To transform production from subsistence to market orientated production.
Main outputs/service offered in the Department.
- A well-coordinated and managed Agricultural Extension services in the city.
- Value chain developments of priority commodities.
- Farmer institutional development.
- Agricultural statistical data collection and management.
- Soil land management practices.
- Regulation of food safety and storage on the city markets.
- Promotion climate smart technologies.
- Plant and animal disease surveillance and control.
- Rabbies control by stray dog population control and domestic pet vaccinations.
- Soil testing services.
Provision of improved seeds, seedlings and livestock breeds ln close linkage with research and other development.
