Agriculture Subsector
Crop Sector
- Field visits, supervision and monitoring of extension workers in sub counties.
- Conducted assessment of wetlands sustainability for lowland rice production.
- Conducted data collection on food security indicators in selected sub counties.
- Facilitated in conducting in selection of agricultural service providers through out the district.
- Trained on post harvest handling of crop produce particularly rice, and maize particularly in busakira and kigandalo.
- Trained rice and banana farmers in agronomy and water management of crop based on their site conditions in kityerera and baitambogwe sub counties.
- Mentored some service providers on how to conduct inspection of crop supplies/deliveries especially in baitambogwe, bukatube, busakira and bukabooli sub counties.
- Also conducted inspections and certifications of supplies under agricultural programs i.e. NAADS & DLSP namely seeds and vegetable planting materials, farm equipment (especially hoes), fertilizers, pesticides, and spray pumps in all sub counties.
- Sensitized communities on pests and disease control particularly cassava brown steak disease and ACMD, gnuts rosette and banana wilts.
- Participated in auditing of NAADS programs field activities.
Livestock Sub Sector
- Carried out prophylactic treatment of cattle against nagana, in high prevalence areas of kityerera, busakira and bukatube sub counties. A total of 6,427 heads of cattle were treated.
- Carried out sensitization of farmers in control of tricks and other vectors, also demonstrated pour on chemicals for tricks and tsetse fly control, a total of thirty two thousand and thirteen(32,313) heads of cattle were covered.
- Carried out surveillance, quality control, regulation and enforcement of veterinary laws and regulations.
- Sensitized farmers on vaccinated against new castle disease and other poultry diseases.
- Vaccinated pets against rabies in the sub counties; malongo, kityerera, imanyiro, bukatube, baitambogwe, buwaaya, and mpungwe, a total of 727 pets were vaccinated.
- Mobilized livestock traders on good trading practices including licensing
- Supervised and monitored service providers in all sub counties