(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
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Farmers in Yei River County have been encouraged to begin preparing their land following the onset of the first seasonal rains. The county, located in the green belt region of South Sudan, has started receiving steady rainfall since the beginning of the year. Residents of YeiContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY)– The chairperson of the Yei Women Association in Yei town has raised concern over the sharp increase in prices of agro-produce in local markets over the past months. According to Alice Siyama, despite improved harvests recorded last year, many women are still struggling to put food onContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – The Department of Agriculture in Yei River County, with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, has established two irrigation demonstration centers aimed at boosting dry-season farming. Speaking to Access Radio, the Director of Agriculture in Yei River County, Asiki Isaac,Continue Reading
(MOROBO COUNTY) – Authorities in Morobo County, Central Equatoria State, have announced plans to boost agricultural production through mechanized farming. Morobo County Commissioner Charles Data Bullen, speaking in a video widely shared on social media platforms, said his administration is determined to tackle food insecurity and improve livelihoods through increasedContinue Reading
(LAINYA COUNTY) – Authorities in South Sudan’s Lainya County have raised alarm over the presence of armed cattle herders roaming in several villages and Payams, warning that the situation poses a serious threat to farming activities ahead of the upcoming planting season. Lainya County Commissioner, Robert Lasu, said multiple cattleContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), a leading national civil society organization in South Sudan in partnership with the African Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) has concluded a one-day training for women farmers in Yei River County on Tuesday. The training also touched topics on human rightsContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – The Network for Empowered Women Peace Actors South Sudan, known as NEW PASS, has donated tricycles to two women led cooperative societies in Yei River County to support farming and local trade. The donation aims to ease transport challenges faced by women farmers by helping themContinue Reading
(LAINYA COUNTY) – Farmers in Lainya County of Central Equatoria State have been advised to form cooperative groups to increase food production and secure support before the next farming season. Bidal Cons, the director for agriculture in Lainya County, said in a recent interview that farming in groups will helpContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Economic Cluster, meeting in its ordinary sitting on Wednesday January 21, 2026, approved a request for the release of 72 billion South Sudan Pounds to support a three month action plan by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and preparations for the current farming season. TheContinue Reading
