LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION OFFICER, (6 POSTS)-INTERNSHIP
KCPSB/2023/34
Duties and
Responsibilities
- Preparing
livestock technical information
- Providing
technical advice in animal production, livestock marketing, range
management, apiculture, and ranching; promoting economic livestock farming;
- Participating
in organizing extension activities which include field days, agricultural
shows, field demonstrations, farmer field schools and farm visits;
- Participating
in collaborative research activities;
- Disseminating
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;
- Implementing
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;
- Capturing,
maintaining and storing livestock data.
Qualifications
- Be
unemployed graduate from a recognized institution having graduated within
the last three (3) years (2020,2021,2022);
- Bachelor’s
degree in any of the following disciplines:- Animal Science, Animal
Production, Agriculture, Agribusiness, Range Management, Natural Resource
Management, Livestock/Agricultural Economics, Dairy Technology, or
Agricultural Education and Extension from a recognized Institution;
- Certificate
in computer applications;
- Have
no previous work experience related to the area of study;
- Certificate
of good conduct.
How to Apply
Application Deadline; 15th
February 2023
