The five-year project launched in 2021 is funded by the African Development Bank to the tune of $14 million and is being implemented by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, and South Sudan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Trade.
“The farmers in South Sudan have a big challenge of quality seeds and when they get, they do not come on time,” said Sebudaka Hannington, the Agricultural Markets, Value Addition and Trade Development (AMVAT) project manager at FAO.
“While we are working to improve their seeds, the project also provides them with value addition and post- harvest handling equipment of their produce.”
The African Development Bank says enhancing agricultural productivity and boosting the marketing and trade of agricultural products in South Sudan will help increase the incomes of farming families, most of whom have now returned to their homes after being displaced by conflict.