Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security

Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS), and the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), Launch the Rural Enterprise for Agriculture Development (READ) Project in Juba

Hon. Josephine Lagu Yanga, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS), middle right, Dr. Mohamed Abchir, UNDP Resident Representative, middle left, and Ms. Caroline Mwongera, IFAD Country Director for Eritrea and South Sudan, thirds from left, join other dignitaries for a photo after launch of the READ Project in Pyramid Hotel in Juba. Photo Credit: […]

Ministry of Agricultutre and Food Security (MAFS) Launches Direct Cash Transfers to support 157,500 Vulnerable households in 20 Counties Under the Shabaka Meisha Project

  Hon. Josephine Lagu Yanga, Minister for Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS), Center, and Maryam Salim,  World Bank Country Director for South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan (Left) and Undeland (Right) pose with direct cash transfer beneficiaries in Jopa. Photo via MAFS/WB. 17 December 2024, Juba. The Government of the Republic of South Sudan through […]

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 […]

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 […]