The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) and the Ministry of Gender Child and Social Welfare (MGCSW) Handover Assets to the Commission for Refugee Affairs (CRA)
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) and the Ministry of Gender Child and Social Welfare (MGCSW) Handover Assets to the Commission for Refugee Affairs (CRA) Dr. George Leju Lugor, the Acting MAFS Undersecretary (Right), hands over car and motorbike keys to the CRA Chairperson John Paul Akot (Middle) in Juba. Photo […]
South Sudan Money Earned Working on Project a Game Changer for Vulnerable Households
South Sudan: Money Earned Working on Project a Game Changer for Vulnerable Households Local people rehabilitate a road linking homes to farmland in Bor County, Jonglei State. Photo Credit FAO/MAFS/World Bank STORY HIGHLIGHTS Under the Labor-Intensive Public Works (LIPW) component of the Emergency Locust Response Project, beneficiaries got a monthly fee for work, as well […]
Optimism, as Women Farmers Showcase Positive Impact of Livelihood Projects in South Sudan
Optimism, as Women Farmers Showcase Positive Impact of Livelihood Projects in South Sudan Natalina Atim (center) displays her cassava tubers after harvesting them from her group farm in Agoro-Maji, Magwi County, South Sudan. Photo: World Bank/ MAFS. STORY HIGHLIGHTS More than 369,737 farmers (67% female) have received assets and services through the Resilience Agriculture and […]
NEW YEAR MESSAGE FOR FARMERS AND FIRST ANNUAL NATIONAL FOOD PRODUCTION ENLIGHTENMENT CAMPAIGN PROGRAMME 2025
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 […]
South Sudan at UNCCD COP16: Building Resilience Through Digital Innovation and Regional Cooperation
Hon. Josephine Lagu Yanga, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) follow proceedings at COP16 in Riyadh Saudi Arabia held between December 02-13, 2024. Photo Credit: MAFS. MAFS The Honorable Josephine Lagu Yanga, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, and head of the South Sudan delegation to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification […]
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 […]