Crop Production Department
The Crop Production, Research, and Extension department is the core department of the Ministry of Agriculture and irrigation with the objective to increase the countryâs agricultural production and productivity by coordinating and providing technical services to the Somali farmers and investors to improve their living standards and provide effective leadership through enabling environment, to get sustainable food security.
MANDATE
To provide national leadership and support to plant production sector in Production that will enable it to play a meaningful role in ensuring food Production economic development, and poverty alleviation. This is done through the development, promotion and co-ordination of the appropriate regulatory frameworks and practices.
VISION
A united, prosperous and sustainable plant production sector.Â
MISSION
Effectively develop, implement policies, laws and regulations through a participatory process involving agricultural stakeholders along the value chain to get sustainable food security around the country. That will increase productivity, profitability, and competitiveness of the plant production through.
âĒ Developing and promoting implementation programmes to improve crop   production through capacity development.
âĒ Assessing the impact of plant production systems/programmes.
âĒ Rendering advisory services on crop production matters.
OBJECTIVES
Based on the policies and regulation of Country the department strategically developed objectives in order to achieve its goals and vision. The objectives include:
Departmental structure
Crop Production Department consists of six sections:

Field crops

Horticulture

Soil surveyor

Research

Extension
