Agricultural Officer

Duties and Responsibilities
This is the entry and training grade for this cadre. An officer at this level will work under the guidance and supervision of a senior officer. Duties and responsibilities will entail: - 

• Collecting, collating agriculture information and inputting into the database
• Collecting and packaging of new and existing agricultural technologies for dissemination 
• Preparing draft crop production and national food security reports.
• Any other duty as assigned from time to time.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Be a Kenyan citizen
• Bachelors of Science degree in any of the following disciplines:- Agriculture; Agronomy; Agribusiness Management and Enterprise Development; Agribusiness Management; Agribusiness; Agricultural Economics and Rural Development; Agricultural Extension and Education; Agricultural Marketing; Agricultural Resource Management; Agriculture and Extension; Agriculture and Home Economics; Agriculture and Human Ecology; Agriculture Economics; Crop Protection; Dry-land Resource Management; Dry-land Agriculture and Enterprise Development; Farm Management; Home Economics; Horticulture; Food Science and Technology or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• Certificate of membership to a professional body from a recognized or institution if applicable and
• Certificate in computer application skills.