CLO 1:  Explain legislation process in agriculture 

CLO 2: Explain legal and policy matters related to agricultural production

CLO 3: Analyse agricultural policies and laws and their applications on agricultural production 

CLO 4: Advice on contemporary and emerging legislations and their applications in sustainable agricultural production  

Introduction: Principles of policy and law; categories and objectives of policy; current issues in agricultural policy and resource development; Criteria for policy development; legal aspects related to farming, basis for agricultural policy in Kenya; Agricultural policy and food systems:  policy in food systems; food and rural development problems and policies; coordination of public policy in Kenya; agricultural laws in Kenya; policies  that affect agriculture and rural development; Key Agricultural Policy Issues: Agricultural policy, Increasing productivity and income growth; food security and equity; irrigation and stability in agricultural systems; commercialization and intensification and agriculture; appropriate participatory policy formulation and environmental sustainability; Trade Policies:  trade policies: national, regional and international levels; policy conflicts and emerging issues: Legislation process in agriculture; quality characteristics and composition of meat, milk, eggs and fish that influence their utilization and  processing,  Postharvest handling procedures of eggs, milk and other animal products for quality maintenance. Food processing and preservation: Technologies involved in processing and preservation of milk, eggs, meat and fish into value added products; indigenous processing technologies and their improvement. Virtual field visits: processing facilities. inspection, certification, regulation and standards