Duties and Responsibilities    

This will be the entry and training grade for Assistant Agricultural Officer I cadre. The officer will be placed under the supervision of a more senior officer.  An officer at this level will be deployed at the Ward or in an Agricultural Training Centre.  Duties and responsibilities will involve training and advising farmers on matters related to Crop Production, Land Development, planning and management of demonstration plots.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Be a Kenyan citizen
• A Certificate in any of the following fields: Agriculture, Food Technology, Agriculture and Home Economics, Agricultural Education, Horticulture or any other relevant and equivalent qualification from a recognized qualification
• Professional competence in work performance and exhibited a thorough understanding of National goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to proper management.