Livestock and Fisheries

THE DISTRICT LIVESTOCK AND FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT OFFICE WILL:

• Introduction: 
• Livestock and Fisheries Development Office will facilitate the dissemination of extension recommendations based on verified research findings under livestock farmers’ management conditions. 
• Livestock and Fisheries Development Office will ensure accurate and timely delivery of technical packages to livestock farming communities through Subject Matter Specialists and other livestock extension services providers.
• Livestock and Fisheries Development Office ensure that technologies developed are timely disseminated to target groups using the correct channels.
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  NB: The Livestock and fisheries Staff must be able to spend substantial time in the field.
•  In addition to normal duties the specific responsibilities will include:
• To translate national livestock, fisheries and other policies, strategies, guidelines and legislation in line with the District livestock and fisheries situation.
• Ensuring preparation of the DADPs that are responsive to client needs and that are prepared in a participatory and inclusive manner.
• Evaluating District livestock and fisheries inputs needs availability and distribution.
• Coordinating and advising on all livestock and fisheries activities undertaken in the District by both public and private service providers.
• To monitor, coordinate and report the threat or occurrence of migratory pests or livestock notifiable diseases to the responsible zonal, regional and national officers and departments in this regard.
• Facilitating research-extension -liaison; and to promote a pro-active and consistent working relationship that involving different stakeholders in the values chain of livestock and fisheries sectors.
• Developing a directory of livestock service providers including NGOs, CBOs and commercial service providers and engage with them in contract service provision in the District.
• To take prime responsibility for administering the fast track and coupon contracting system, ensuring that modalities are followed and timely decisions made, while engaging in the tendering and awarding of the other forms of contracts.
• Ensuring, through developing a categorized directory, dissemination of useful research findings to prospective groups/clients in the District.
• Fostering links and collaboration with institutions and agencies which deal with cross sectoral and cross-cutting issues in the District e.g. natural resources, gender, environment, Regional Facilitation Agencies (RFAs) on HIV/AIDS in order to ensure that these issues are mainstreamed in work plans for sustained livestock and fisheries development.
• Compiling monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports, budgets and submitting annual staff performance reports submitting for District livestock and fisheries activities and accordingly submit these to the Council and respective Regional, Zonal, and National officers, Departments and the ASDP Secretariat.
• Collaborating with all government departments and the LGA officials in
  recommending, developing and promoting the enforcement of livestock legislation.
•  Carrying out any other livestock and fisheries activities as assigned by the Council Director.
  
  
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2. LIVESTOCK AND FISHERIES ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE (ORGANOGRAM)

• ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE LIVESTOCK AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT 

The Department is headed by The Livestock and Fisheries Development Officer (DLFDO), herein referred toas Head of the Department.

The Department is Subdvided into two sections;

• Livestock section
• Fisheries section.

This subdivisión is based on the conventional sector management approaches and easiness of service delivery to the clients.

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• Livestock 
• DISTRICT LEVEL;
• Subject Matter Specialist in Livestock Extension Service Delivery
• District Veterinary Officer (DVO)- SMS in Veterinary Services
• Subject Matter Specialist in Range Management and Pasture Establishment (Pastoral systems)
• Subject Matter Specialist in Dairy dairy Husbandry and Management
• Subject Matter Specialist in Small Stocks  (small stocks- pigs, Sheep, Goats, Poultry, Guinea Pigs etc)
• District Meat Inspector
• District Livestock Marketing Officer.
• District Livestock Statistician, Identification, Registration and Traceability Officer