(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – The Chairperson of the Yei River County Youth Association has called on the newly appointed County Commissioner to prioritize stabilizing security in order to enable youth participation in agricultural production and boost socio-economic development. Speaking to Access Radio on Thursday, Gaga Frank Justine said Yei RiverContinue Reading
(YEI, CENTRAL EQUATORIA STATE) – A progressive farmer in South Sudan’s Yei River County has called on young people to take up agriculture as a means of addressing rising economic challenges, unemployment and food insecurity. Speaking to Access Radio on Friday morning, Peter Jamba Mariata encouraged youth to actively engageContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Central Equatoria State Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development has announced plans to establish over 3,000 hectares of cooperative farmland across the six counties and Wonduruba Administrative Payam. According to the ministry, the initiative aims to strengthen cooperative development, boost food production, and reduce food insecurity acrossContinue Reading
(KAJO-KEJI COUNTY) – Progressive cooperative farmers in Kajo-Keji County, Central Equatoria State are calling on the State Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development to take concrete action to boost food production this year. Chaplain Anyik, a member of the Morling Cooperative Society—one of the leading farmers’ groups in the areaContinue Reading
(MOROBO COUNTY) – Authorities in Morobo County say seven local tobacco farmers have been released from police custody without charges after spending more than three weeks in detention. The farmers were arrested in mid February 2026 after local authorities accused them of illegally growing tobacco in the area. County officialsContinue Reading
(OPINION/Yeka Joel) – High expectations are rising for agricultural mechanisation in Central Equatoria State. During the recent reopening of the state parliament, the Governor stressed the important role of agricultural mechanisation in Central Equatoria State. The initiative aims to increase food production and help the state become more self sufficient.Continue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY)-The Director General for Horticulture in the Central Equatoria State Ministry of Agriculture and Technical Advisor to the Yei County Agriculture Department (CAD), Edimon Taban Gogo, has appealed to farmers in Greater Yei to prepare their land early for the first planting season. Speaking in an interview withContinue Reading
(JUBA/ YEI )The Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Edmond Yakani, paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Central Equatoria State, Emmanuel Adil Anthony, where the two leaders discussed a range of developmental and social issues aimed at advancing progress in the state. One of theContinue Reading
(LAINYA COUNTY) – The Chairperson of the Lainya County Youth Association, Emmanuel Khamis, has announced plans to launch agricultural farming projects through cooperative societies across all the five Payams of Lainya County. Speaking to Access Radio via phone interview Monday morning, Khamis said the initiative aims to tackle food insecurity,Continue Reading
(MOROBO COUNTY) – The Commissioner of Morobo County, Charles Data Bullen, has intensified a crackdown on illegal tobacco cultivation following persistent reports of ongoing farming activities along the South Sudan–Uganda border since the beginning of the year. On Tuesday afternoon, the Commissioner visited Kaya Boma in Kimba Payam to meetContinue Reading
