Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
Republic of South Sudan
Directorate Scope of Work: To provide overall management to develop and implement policies and strategies for improving agricultural production and productivity to ensure the deployment of qualified and adequate extension workers/agents in Bomas, payams, counties at the states and equipped them with the right materials and knowledge. To facilitate the provision of agricultural services including agricultural technologies, best cropping systems, credit, market linkages, to coordinate and arrange with the States Ministries of Agriculture and establish workable mechanism of cooperation in terms of execution and implementation of proper Crop Production, Agricultural Extension Support Services procedures and measures in accordance with Government Policy. Makes annual evaluation of the staff and the programmes of activities.
Dr. George Leju Lugor has PhD in agriculture extension and rural development from the University of Khartoum, 2003, and a master’s in the same field from Reading University (UK), 1983, and a 1982 University of Reading Postgraduate Diploma in Agriculture Education. He holds a Diploma in Agriculture Education from Makerere University, Uganda, 1977, and in 1972, Kebete-Kenya, Animal Health and Industry Training Institute awarded him a Diploma in Animal Health.
His first professional role was in the Ministry of Natural Resources as a Senior Agriculture Extension Officer for the Regional Government of Southern Sudan in 1977. In 1978, he became an Agriculture Extension Education Officer at Yei Research Center and founded the Yei Agricultural Training Centre. In 1988, he returned to the Regional Ministry of Agriculture as Extension, Research, and Training Director. He moved to the University of Juba in 1988 December as a lecturer in the then College of Adult Education and Training and Founded the College of Community Studies and Rural Development. In 2001, he joined the SPLM/A as an Agricultural Education Specialist and established Crop Training Center in Yei, Forestry Training Center in Kegulu, Agricultural Technology Training Center in Nzara Yambio, Livestock Training Center in Marial-Lou -Tonj South, Fisheries Training Center in Padak -Jonglei, and Wildlife Training Center -Boma.
He became the Director General of Agriculture Extension, Research, and Training in 2005, and in 2017, MAFS reorganized its directorates, making him the current Director General of Agriculture Production and Extension Services. He is the Program Coordinator for all World Bank, AfDB, and IFAD projects, including the Multi Donor Trust Fund-funded Support for Agriculture and Forestry Project and the World Bank-funded Emergency Food Crisis Response Project implemented by NPA. The two programs were handled by the Project Implementation Unit (PIU), which has been replaced by Single Projects Coordination Unit (SPCU) with projects from the AFDB, IFAD, World Bank, and Netherlands.
Director General Dr. Loro George Leju
Tel: +211 921 406 553 / +211 910 637 087
Email: lejugeorge6@gmail.com
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) in South Sudan is a ministry in the current Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unit with a mission to enhance the quality of life for over 87 percent of the rural population
