Role and Responsibility
The Vegetables and Irrigation Development Directorate is responsible for improving the productivity of vegetables crops grown by both rain-fed and irrigation systems. Accordingly, it follows the policies, strategies, approaches, programs, proclamations, regulations, and directives issued by the government in line with the set directions.
It designs capacity-building strategies based on the needs of beneficiaries and develops approaches that enable the provision of efficient and effective professional support services by applying new working methods tailored to users' demands.
It also creates strong and integrated linkages among research institutions, farmers, and other stakeholders to solve identified problems through studies, promotes the production of productive and market-demanded commodities, establishes a strong technology supply and dissemination system, and ensures that activities carried out by stakeholders are implemented at the required pace.
Furthermore, it addresses challenges encountered during implementation, adapts and scales up technologies generated by research institutions, captures global knowledge in the sector, works in collaboration with partner organizations and higher leadership bodies, and facilitates consultation platforms with stakeholders to identify problem-solving solutions.