(JUBA) – Eleven South Sudanese enterprises have been awarded a combined grant of 544,000 US dollars (about 2.5 billion South Sudanese Pounds) under the 2025 World Food Programme (WFP) IGNITE Food Systems Innovation Challenge. The initiative aims to support locally driven solutions that can transform South Sudan’s fragile food systems.Continue Reading
(JUBA) – The Ministry of Trade and Industry has announced its full support for a national agro food trade fair scheduled to take place in January 2026. The exhibition will provide South Sudanese farmers and producers with an opportunity to showcase their agricultural products and strengthen links to local andContinue Reading
(MOROBO COUNTY) – Farmers in Morobo County, Central Equatoria State, say ongoing insecurity including abductions, attacks and repeated displacement has severely affected crop production during the first harvest season. The county located on South Sudan’s borders with Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen rising incidents of violenceContinue Reading
(AWEIL) – Two new multipurpose farmer centres, seed stores, and other modern agricultural facilities have been officially handed over to local authorities in Northern Bahr El Ghazal State in a move aimed at improving productivity, resilience and livelihoods for farmers. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) transferred theContinue Reading
(MAGWI COUNTY) – Partners implementing the Rural Enterprises for Agricultural Development (READ) Project have held introductory meetings with senior government leaders in Eastern Equatoria State to outline the programme’s objectives and expected benefits. During an Implementation Supervision Mission, the project team paid courtesy visits to the Acting Governor of EasternContinue Reading
(INDIA) – The Vice Chancellor of Dr John Garang Memorial University of Science and Technology (DrJGMUST) in South Sudan, Dr Abraham Matoc Dhal, has visited Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) in Ludhiana, India, as part of an academic tour under the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Academic Visitors Programme. HisContinue Reading
(MAGWI COUNTY) – More than 1,300 farmers across South Sudan have been trained in sustainable farming practices under a major agricultural development effort aimed at helping communities respond to food insecurity, climate shocks and economic hardship. The training, carried out through the RURALSS project, is already showing results in countiesContinue Reading
(AKON, GOGRIAL WEST COUNTY) – Akon Basic and Secondary School in Gogrial West County is set to benefit from a donation of 200 fruit trees of various species, following a community mobilisation visit by Natural Planters for Generations (NPG) South Sudan on Thursday, 31 July 2025. The visit brought togetherContinue Reading
(MAGWI) – Farmers across Magwi County in Eastern Equatoria State are warning of widespread crop failure due to prolonged drought conditions, which are threatening local harvests and driving up food prices. The situation is particularly severe in the farming communities of Abara, Opari, Moli Tokuro, and parts of Greater Pageri,Continue Reading
(ABYEI) – A group of women in the Abyei Administrative Area have received training in milk handling and processing as part of an empowerment initiative led by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Animal Resources and Fisheries in Abyei.Continue Reading
