South Sudan Celebrates International Cooperatives Day, and Launched the National Cooperatives Forum
On Thursday July 25, 2024, South Sudan joined the rest of the world to celebrate the international Cooperatives day and launched the National Cooperatives Forum. Speaking during the event’s opening, Dr. James Wani Igga, South Sudan’s Vice President and Chairperson of the Economic Cluster, praised cooperatives for serving as the foundation for grassroots economic development. […]
ISRAEL RESUMES PARTICIPATION OF SOUTH SUDAN IN THE AGRICULTURAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
On Tuesday July 23, 2024, The Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) Josephine Lagu Yanga, held a meeting with Mr. Gershon Kedar, Ambassador of Israel to the Republic of South Sudan, along with dignitaries from other government agencies including the ministry of foreign affairs and international cooperation. The purpose of the meeting was […]
MAFS Hosts Inception Meeting to Kickstart Agriculture Development Partnership With IITA-TAAT in Juba
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 – Juba. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MASF) held an inception meeting with the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to officially commence a capacity building of MAFS Directorate of Agriculture Research (DAR) in agricultural research seeds systems development, supported through the Resilient Agriculture Livelihoods Project (RALP), funded by […]
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 […]
World Bank Regional Vice President Visit to South Sudan Highlights Opportunities for Investment in the Agriculture and Social Protection Sectors
JUBA, March 27, 2023 – The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) are calling for greater investment in the agriculture and social protection sectors in order to increase the food security, nutrition and income of […]