MAFS INFORMS STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT THE CABINET APPROVAL OF PROPOSALS FOR ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE NATIONAL NUTRITION SECURITY COUNCIL AND THE NATIONAL FOOD RESERVE AGENCY
On Thursday July 4, 2024 The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) convened an introduction meeting with stakeholders to inform them about the cabinet approval of the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (memo No. RSS/MAFS//I/3, dated 30/08/202) on the establishment of the National Food and Nutrition Security Council (NFNSC) and the National Food […]
Stakeholders Validate Additional Financing Output Agreement to Scale up Agriculture and Livelihoods Support in Flood Affected Counties
Stakeholders Validate Additional Financing Output Agreement to Scale up Agriculture and Livelihoods Support in Flood Affected Counties Hon. Josephine Lagu Yanga, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (Second to right) officiated the validation workshop, flanked by Hon. Dr. John Kanisio the MAFS Undersecretary (Left), Hon. Prof. Mathew Gordon Udo, MAFS Undersecretary for Cooperatives and Rural […]
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and Stakeholders Validate Plant Protection Policy and Phytosanitary Regulations for South Sudan
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 Juba – A validation workshop for the National Plant Protection Policy and Phytosanitary Regulation was held on 12th June 2024 at Palm Africa Hotel in Juba. The workshop was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) in collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). […]
New safety net project to benefit more than 96,000 vulnerable South Sudanese households with socioeconomic opportunities
Juba, 17 August 2023 – The Government of the Republic of South Sudan unveils a new $129 million World Bank-funded Productive Safety Net for Socio-economic Opportunities Project (SNSOP) which is set to benefit more than 96,000 vulnerable households in selected 15 counties across the country through cash transfers and income generating livelihood opportunities while also […]
Emergency Cash Assistance Improves the Livelihoods of Desert Locust-Affected Communities in South Sudan
Elizabeth Oriet sits near her house in Liria Payam, Juba County. Photo: Janet Maya Logo / Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. JUBA, August 9, 2023−In 2020, South Sudan witnessed the first locust invasion in over 70 years. The locusts destroyed crops and grazing land in many parts of the country, significantly affecting the incomes and […]
UN and South Sudan join forces to boost rural development through producers’ organizations and access to finance
Juba, 1 August 2023. As South Sudan’s food security deteriorates due to localized conflict, displacement triggered by the Sudan crisis, and climate-related shocks like flooding, the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the UN’s Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of South Sudan today signed a financial agreement for a seven-year, US$25.6 million project […]
Productive Safety Net for Socio-economic Project Project Objective To provide cash transfers and access to income generating opportunities and strengthen the National Safety Net Delivery System Beneficiaries 96,000 poor and vulnerable HHs Project Location The project will be implemented in 15 counties; Juba, Yei, Torit, Kapoeta East, Raja, Melut, Gogrial West, Pibor, Bor, Tonj South, […]
Quick facts
South Sudan is blessed with six agro-ecological zones that are suitablecfor farming a variety of crops including, maize, sorghum, cassava,potatoes, rice, sesame, fruits, etc. The country has an estimated 33 million acres of prime arable land. Of these, only 4 percent is currently being cultivated. South Sudan has nearly 5 times the area of agricultural […]
Emergency Locust Response Project (ELRP) Project Objective Respond to the threat posed by the locust outbreak, protect and restore livelihoods, and strengthen systems for preparedness. Beneficiaries 184,176 vulnerable households Project Location Eastern Equatoria State (Magwi, Kapoeta, Lafon & Torit), Central Equatoria State (Juba), Jonglei State (Bor & Pibor), Northern Bahr El Ghazal State (Aweil North), […]
Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Project (RALP) Project Objective Strengthen the capacity of farmers and their organizations and improve agricultural production and productivity Beneficiaries 140,000 farming households Project Location Phase 1: Eastern Equatoria State (Magwi & Torit), Jonglei State (Bor), Northern Bahr El Ghazal State (Aweil East & Aweil South), Western Bahr El Ghazal State (Wau and […]
