The mission of the Livestock and Agriculture Working Group is to guide and coordinate activities of members in the sector as a means of improving the overall food security for the benefit of the Kenyan people.

Rapid/disaster response planning and coordination

• To actively participate in supporting the early warning and response system of the GoK
• Participate fully in district and national level assessments and support the collection and analysis of information from other sources in the event of emergency situations arising.
• Develop plans and appeal materials, including identified needs, projects and costings, in order to respond in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Input as required concerning the utilisation of contingency funds for rapid response.
• Coordinate emergency/humanitarian projects and activities in the Livestock and Agriculture sector
• Monitor projects implementation

Capacity Building of GOK and national NGOS and CBOs

• Support capacity building of district level assessment capability, especially by Ministry of Ag riculture and Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development personnel
• Work with GOK and NGO/CBO partners in the field to provide guidance and expertise such that projects and activities are implemented optimally.
• Support capacity building on CBOs
• Support capacity building on frontline staff working with ministry of agriculture, Livestock and NGOs

Contingency planning and preparedness

• Participate in the development of contingency planning tools at the national and district levels.
• Work with partners to implement and coordinate the implementation of contingency plans within the sector.

Promoting long-term food security

• Participate in the development of tools for better understanding long-term trends in food insecurity and for identifying chronically food insecure populations
• Promote the development of strategies, linked to existing GoK policy, that address chronic food insecurity.
• Work to develop and coordinate strategies within the Millenium Development Goal One (poverty reduction and the eradication of hunger/Njaa Murufuku Kenya)

Secretarial Functions and Reporting

• Call regular meetings of all members
• Produce high quality and accurate minutes for circulation at the KFSSG/KFSM
• Keep an archive of all relevant information and documentation
• Ensure that guidance and technical information is properly recorded, reproduced, disseminated and stored.

Planning and Monitoring Functions

• Develop a comprehensive strategy and annual work plan
• Monitor the implementation of the annual work plan
• Monitor follow up on key sector issues raised in the WG and KFSM
• Provide a succinct verbal and written progress brief for the KFSSG/KFSM
• Undertake joint monitoring and evaluation of WG projects