Mandate

  • Development & implementation of agriculture sector policies, rules and regulations
  • Support government effort on programs for targeting food sufficiency in the country
  • Encourage development and use of technology suitable for cultivation
  • Create, manage spread extension services throughout fertile farming areas
  • Create strategies to protect and manage seeds
  • Facilitate markets for agricultural produce of the country and IT related information and payment systems
  • Prevent farm/crop diseases
  • Protect and establish preventive measures for use of chemicals in agricultural farms
  • Provide technical and training assistance for the regions to increase its efficiency to discharge duty responsibilities on agriculture
  • Distribution of agriculture certificates
  •  Prevent soil erosion in cultivation/farming areas
  •  Document and register agricultural land
  •  Conduct regular inspections on quality of seeds, supply and its permit licenses
  •  Restructure and increase number of institutes, schools, trainings and research on agriculture throughout the country
  • Promotion of sustainable utilization & management of natural agricultural resources.
  •  To investigate and plan all irrigation development.
  •  To supervise all design and construction of irrigation structures in coordination with other sector ministries.
  •  To develop training materials for farmers in the area of water management together with the other sector ministries.
  •  To promote the use of irrigation water and inform on water harvesting for agriculture.
  •  Perform additional duties and responsibilities as required by the SWS development plan and changing or emerging circumstances.