Jonglei: Food supplies cut off by flooded roads
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By Philip Thon Aleu
August 21, 2011 (BOR) – Trade between Bor and Panyagor counties of
Jonglei state has been halted after heavy rains submerged shallow
parts of the road rgus stopping the supply of badly needed food items.
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Car sinks on Jalle - Maar road while returning from Panyagor, Twic
East county, Jonglei state, South Sudan. August 14, 2011 (ST)
Ayuel Arok, a trader who supplies sorghum to Paliau and Panyagor
Payams (districts) of Twic East county told the Sudan Tribune on
Saturday in Bor that his vehicle could not navigate through the
floods. His car had to be pulled out by tractor when it got stuck
between Jalle and Mar.
According to businessmen and residents along the damaged roads, the
highway is disappearing under water at an alarming rate raising fears
that the already insufficient food supply will diminish and prices
will continue to climb.
Crop yields were delayed this year due to late rains. The population
is resettling following conflict between North and South Sudan from
1983 until 2005. Around four million people were displaced according
to the UN.
The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) gave South Sudan the right to
self determination which it embraced in a referendum in January with
an overwhelming vote for independence, which was declared in July.
Of the 333,000 people who have returned to South Sudan since October
2010 over 19,788 have returned to Jonglei according to the latest UN
report. The UN estimate that due to the late rains, conflict and poor
infrastructure agricultural production will be lower than 2010.
In rural areas of Jonglei, small scale agriculture is the main source
of livelihood. Most foods items are supplied by traders who have to
navigate the state’s poor road network. This also hampers police
responses to cattle raiding and other criminal activity, according to
state authorities.
The UN report published on Thursday found that this year’s harvest
will be lower than 2010,
"The food security situation in South Sudan continues to be a concern.
Preliminary findings of the rapid crop assessment just conducted by
the food security and livelihood cluster found that the upcoming
harvest production will be lower than 2010. However, it remains too
early to determine precisely how much lower production will be, as the
rainy season is still ongoing. In addition, the nutrition cluster
reported that acute malnutrition rates in South Sudan continue to be
alarming. Results from pre-harvest surveys conducted in 17 counties
revealed that 11 counties across five states have worrying levels of
global acute malnutrition and severe acute malnutrition."
(ST)
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