Isiolo County Sectoral plan for Livestock and Fisheries Development

Abstract

This Agriculture Sector Plan covers the 10-year period 2018-2027 as per requirements of the County Government Act 2012. The document also makes explicit references to CIDP 1&2 and Kenya Vision 2030. This Sector Plan focuses on the Four core objectives: Food and Nutrition Security, Income Generation, Creation of Employments and Building Resilience of the majority of the households in Isiolo County. An estimated 80% of the population lives in rural areas, either as pastoralists or agro-pastoralists in the various irrigation sites in the county. The pastoralists especially are very vulnerable to the intense droughts now becoming a common occurrence in the drylands. The Sector Plan also addresses the Big Four Presidential Agenda. By identifying Food and Nutrition Security, the impact contributes directly to the other two agendas - Human Health and Manufacturing. The 2018-2027 Plan includes a quick review of and builds on the sector activities and achievements of the 2013-2017 Implementation phases under the devolved county governance. Some of the significant results captured in the Review are an expansion of areas under food production and improvement in productivity in effort to address issues of food security; expanded efforts in rangeland rehabilitation; increase in forage production; continuing emphasis in livestock disease control; expansion in the production of fish and honey products (apiculture). The plan reviewed efforts in manufacturing/processing in the Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries sub-sectors.