vission
By year 2016, there should be a livestock sector, which to a large extent shall be healthy, productive and sustainable to ensure food security, increased household incomes and improved national economy while conserving the environment.

The Mission
To ensure that the livestock resource is developed and managed sustainably, through collaboration with all stakeholders, for the purpose of improving food security, reducing poverty, improving livelihoods and contributing to the national economy.

In order to fulfill this, the Ministry will implement the following strategies

• Co-ordinate development inputs and, monitor and regulate the livestock sector in the country.
• Implement realistic, comprehensive, and dynamic and gender sensitive livestock     policies that take into account other related policies
• Develop    competent sector professionals of high integrity to promote investments in the livestock industry.

The Purpose
To provide guidelines, coordination and regulation of the livestock sector in order to increase its efficiency in terms of production and productivity for the betterment of the livelihoods of livestock producers and improvement of the Somaliland economy, through focused use of resources.

The Specific objectives

• To promote national food security to meet nutritional requirements.
• To increase the quantity and quality of livestock and livestock products as raw materials for local industries and export.
• To promote integrated use of natural resources related to livestock production while protecting the environment.

Adoption and application of new technologies relevant for livestock production improve human resources and strengthen technical support requirements in the livestock sector.

To promote the production of safe food to safeguard consumers.

The Structure
At central level, MOL has three departments, (i.e. two technical departments and one administrative department).

• The department of Animal Health which consists of diseases and vector control services and the laboratory services.
• The department of animal production, which needs to be restructured.
• The department of administration and finance which comprises of the logistics, accounting and personnel services.

At regional level MOL has six coordination offices for the implementation of activities at district and field levels.

The office of the Regional veterinary coordinator represents MOL at the regional level. It constitutes all the departments of the central office and reports to each department with regard to the implementation of their duties.

Field veterinary services are carried out by mobile teams of public and private veterinary professionals. These teams are assisted by the district authorities, village committees and the community animal health workers at their respective locations.