Vacancy title:
Livestock Production Officer - 2 Posts

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Category: Agricultural Services & Products]

Jobs at:
Uasin Gishu County Government

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, May 1 2025

Duty Station:
Uasin Gishu | Uasin Gishu | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, April 22 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Livestock Production Officer - 2 Posts

• Job TypeContract
• QualificationBA/BSc/HND
• Experience
• LocationUasin Gishu
• Job FieldAgriculture / Agro-Allied 

Requirement for Appointment:-

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: - Animal Science, Animal Production, Livestock Production or Dairy Technology from a recognized Institution;
• Possess a current valid practicing certificate;
• Membership of a relevant professional body; and
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities: -

• Provide technical advice in animal production, livestock marketing, range management, and ranching with a view of promoting economic livestock farming;
• Promote economic livestock farming;
• Participate in organizing extension activities which include field days, agricultural shows, field demonstrations, farmer field schools and farm visits Participating in collaborative research activities;
• Disseminate livestock production technologies such as construction of livestock housing and structures, milk production, pasture and fodder production and conservation, farm planning, gross margin analysis, on-farm feed formulation;
• Implement livestock production programmes/projects in such areas as dairy cattle farming, beef cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, Poultry, rabbits, camels, donkeys breeding programmes, fodder ;
• Production and conservation, value addition to livestock Products, apiculture, emerging livestock and other animal Husbandry interventions;
• Coach and mentor staff;
• Capture, maintain and store livestock data; and
• Plan, monitor and evaluate performance of staff against the set targets.

Work Hours: 8

Experience: No Requirements

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified? Go to Uasin Gishu County Government on jobs.uasingishu.go.ke to apply

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