News
18 March 2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in South Sudan has successfully rolled out a Farmers' E-Registry to enhance digital transformation in agriculture. Through the project Leveraging Digital Systems for Emergency Preparedness and Response to Food Crisis (EmergenSys), funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB), FAO aims to...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in South Sudan has successfully rolled out a Farmers' E-Registry to enhance digital transformation in agriculture. Through the project Leveraging Digital Systems for Emergency Preparedness and Response to Food Crisis (EmergenSys), funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB), FAO aims to...
17 March 2025
Since 2018, FAO has partnered with local government officials in Lakes State to establish cooperatives in four counties: Cueibet, Wulu, Yirol East, and Yirol West. Each cooperative consists of 30 members that have engaged in shea butter oil production, honey processing, and crop cultivation. Before the formation of the cooperatives,...
Since 2018, FAO has partnered with local government officials in Lakes State to establish cooperatives in four counties: Cueibet, Wulu, Yirol East, and Yirol West. Each cooperative consists of 30 members that have engaged in shea butter oil production, honey processing, and crop cultivation. Before the formation of the cooperatives,...
South Sudan pledges to enhance women’s land rights under FAO’s “Commit to Grow Equality” initiative.
17 February 2025
The Government of South Sudan has joined the “Commit to Grow Equality” initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with a commitment to gender-responsive implementation of its National Land Policy, focusing on building the capacity of women’s organizations, strengthening the legal and policy framework, and...
The Government of South Sudan has joined the “Commit to Grow Equality” initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with a commitment to gender-responsive implementation of its National Land Policy, focusing on building the capacity of women’s organizations, strengthening the legal and policy framework, and...
29 January 2025
A transformative story of resilience and renewal is unfolding in Akobo County, South Sudan. Pech Bichiock Nhial, a 38-year-old farmer and leader of the Nipnip vegetable farmers group, recalls a time when his family of six faced daily struggles for survival. “Before the RALP [Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Project] project, we...
A transformative story of resilience and renewal is unfolding in Akobo County, South Sudan. Pech Bichiock Nhial, a 38-year-old farmer and leader of the Nipnip vegetable farmers group, recalls a time when his family of six faced daily struggles for survival. “Before the RALP [Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Project] project, we...
13 January 2025
In South Sudan’s Melut County, where farmers face challenges such as flooding and food insecurity, resilience is a necessity. Ajak Dau Ayiet, a 48-year-old farmer from Mabil village, exemplifies this in practice. As an agro-pastoralist supporting a family of six, Ajak's days were once consumed with tending to his sorghum...
In South Sudan’s Melut County, where farmers face challenges such as flooding and food insecurity, resilience is a necessity. Ajak Dau Ayiet, a 48-year-old farmer from Mabil village, exemplifies this in practice. As an agro-pastoralist supporting a family of six, Ajak's days were once consumed with tending to his sorghum...
