News Releases

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

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

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,

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

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

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





