Land Resources

Mandate

To provide efficient and diversified services to land users to promote environmental conservation approaches that support sustainable use of land-based natural resources and socio-economic development.

Policy Guiding Principles

Development of policies, standards and strategies relating to land resources management

Planning and coordination of programmes on land resource management

Provision of land resources information services

Monitoring and evaluation of land use and land cover changes

Provision of training in land resources management

Provision of technical support in land resources management

Objectives

Sustainable land resource management
Prevention and control of land degradation
Soil and water conservation
Land-use planning and management
Land resources surveys, evaluation and information management
Conservation agriculture and climate-smart agriculture
Catchment and watershed management
Agro-ecological mapping and characterisation