Department of Agriculture Planning Services
The Department of Agricultural Planning Services (DAPS) implements its activities through the following units: Policy and Programme Development & Budget; Food Security; Central Monitoring & Evaluation; Trade & Marketing;
Vision
A well planned and coordinated agricultural sector
Mission
To ensure coherent planning and execution of agricultural policies and programmes
Mandate
The Department of Agricultural Planning Services is mandated to: Provide guidance on preparation and implementation of agricultural policies; Identify and prepare projects and programme proposals for the ministry; Monitor and evaluate agricultural sector projects and programmes; Coordinate agricultural marketing issues; Collect, analyze and maintain agricultural statistics and databank; Coordinate the implementation of food security programmes; and Analyze and advise the Ministry on sectoral policies.
Major Roles
The main Planning Roles being implemented by the department include:
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Analyzing and advising the Ministry on sectoral policies including long-term planning;
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Identifying potential areas of investment and preparing projects and programme proposals for the Ministry;
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Coordinating and preparing Ministry Annual Work Plans and Budgets;
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Coordination of programmes implementation
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Production of monthly, quarterly, annual progress reports of programmes / projects and activities in the Ministry and production of Project Completion Reports
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Monitoring and evaluating agricultural sector projects and programmes;
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Collecting and analyzing agricultural statistics including marketing intelligence;
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Maintaining and coordinating an agricultural statistics databank;
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Analyzing household and national food security situation and providing early warning signals to policy makers; and
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Coordinating sector players on investments in the agriculture sector
IMPLEMENTING UNITS
Accreditation of veterinary personnel; creation of an enabling environment for the private sector; formulation of livestock development policy; livestock movement control; provision of quarantine services. Import/export certification; veterinary medicinal products registration and quality control of remedies and vaccines; promotion of animal welfare; reviewing and updating veterinary legislation; compliance monitoring.
provision of meat inspection (oversight of food of animal origin safety); quality assurance of milk and milk products; safe disposal of veterinary medical products and livestock feeds; quality control of foods of animal origin and livestock feeds; inspection and accreditation of hatcheries, livestock farms, dairy and meat processing plants for certain standards such as Tuberculosis (TB) and brucellosis free status; investigations of feed additives and unregistered growth promoters used in animal production and emergence of resistance to drugs and acaricides.
Prevention and control of notifiable animal diseases; disease control and prevention; animal treatments; animal immunization and vaccination disease surveillance, planning for disease emergencies and reporting to international bodies and neighboring countries; monitoring and support of other partners in the animal health care system;
investigation of disease out-breaks in support of field services; provision of a routine diagnostic service to monitor the animal health status of the country; conducting demand – driven research in animal production and health.
The department has 7 government farms which act as source of animal genetic materials. The farms also act as demonstration centres. One of the farms, Mikolongwe, houses the national artificial insemination centre.
provision of livestock extension in animal husbandry in order to improve production of beef, dairy, poultry, small ruminants and pigs; strengthening of farmer livestock groups; facilitation of private sector participation in animal husbandry and delivery of veterinary services; training of farmers and field staff in animal husbandry and health techniques e.g. a.i basic animal health interventions etc.
provision of livestock extension in animal husbandry in order to improve production of beef, dairy, poultry, small ruminants and pigs; strengthening of farmer livestock groups; facilitation of private sector participation in animal husbandry and delivery of veterinary services; training of farmers and field staff in animal husbandry and health techniques e.g. a.i basic animal health interventions etc.