Mandate
The Department has the national livestock research mandate to contribute to attainment of the overall organizational goal through generating and promoting livestock knowledge, information and technologies that respond to clients’ demands and opportunities. This purpose will be delivered through the attainment of the following five results:

i) Technologies and innovations for demand-driven livestock product value chains generated and promoted.
ii) Markets and marketing strategies for livestock product value chains developed and promoted.
iii) Policy options for enhancing demand-driven livestock product value chains facilitated and advocated.
iv) Capacity for implementing integrated livestock product value chains research strengthened.
v) Availability of knowledge, information and technologies on livestock product value chains research enhanced.