ABOUT ALMD

Our Mission:

To promote modern and sustainable agricultural land management practices in order to drive food security and to enhance rural development in accordance with government policy.

Our Vision:

The Agricultural Land Management Division (ALMD) will improve and maintain a database for the sustainable use of soils and agricultural lands.

About ALMD:

The Agricultural Land Management Division (ALMD), formerly Rural Physical Planning Division (RPPD) forms part of the Technical Directorate within the MICAF. The Division’s name was changed in November 2013.  The objective of the Division is to provide advisory services in soil and agricultural land use management in accordance with Government's policy. The aim is to assist farmers and other stakeholders to improve overall performance in crop production while protecting, maintaining and improving the available soil resources.

The Division will undertake new and expanded programmes aimed at monitoring, investigation and research as well as advisory services to help farmers solve problems associated with low yields in crop production.

ALMD Core Functions:

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Conducting soils and land cover/land use surveys
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Conducting rural land evaluation assessments and make recommendations on the use of agricultural lands
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Conducting land capability assessments
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Assessing soil fertility and make recommendations for soil and land management
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Conducting soil and soil amendment tests and making fertilizer recommendations to farmers and special interest groups
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Design and prepare maps
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GIS data processing, manipulation, analysis and output
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Capture spatial data through aerial photointerpretation, satellite imagery and global positioning systems
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Agricultural assessment of subdivision applications
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Chemical and physical analyses on growth media, chemical analyses on plant tissue and water samples

Services :

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Land use monitoring and management (subdivision and quarry assessments)
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Soil health analysis (physical, chemical and biological components of the soil)
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Management of soil and water salinity
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Development and maintenance a soil and land use database
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Diagnosis and recommendation advisory services to farmers (soil, plant tissue, compost fertilizer and water samples)
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Training research and extension personnel on the use of soil information
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Assisting government and other agencies involved in Planning Process by providing advisory services on land-use and change of use
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Assisting with post disaster agricultural rehabilitation programme