Second Agricultural Trade Fair to take place on Tuesday JUBA, 26 November 2012 - The second agricultural trade fair and conference is expected to take place on November 27 at Nyakuron Cultural centre in Juba.
This year’s trade fair with the theme “Food security is the other side of human security” comes as the second agricultural trade fairs organized by the ministries of Agriculture and Animal Resource as an annual event according to Timothy Thwol Onak, the chairperson of the second Agricultural Trade Fair and conference. The trade fair is intended to bring together the country’s famers from ten states to share experiences and gain lessons from the participants both at regional and international levels who will be taking part. Mr. Onak who is also the Director General of Forestry in the ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said the fair is expected to provide a platform for farmers in the country to gain the most modern technologies used in today’s agricultural production, forestry, animal production and fisheries. South Sudan deputy minister of Agriculture Beda Machar during a harvesting visit of Nyeli demonstration farm in CES. [Photo: Matata Safi] The trade fair further seeks to give an opportunity for the local farmers to display and sell their products as a socio-economic activity. Mr Onak explained that besides selling, the fair would as well bring service providers in agricultural production to interact with farmers. He said with the trade fair, they seek to provide an ‘eagle’s eye’ into the investment opportunities the new country provides in agricultural production, animal resource and fisheries for foreign investors. “The main objective of the agricultural trade fair is to promote and encourage foreign investors to invest in agriculture”, said Onak. He further said the government is focusing on improving agricultural production through better and modern farming methods in order to combat food insecurity. Officials from line ministries such as water and irrigation, environment, wildlife, and commerce both at national and state levels are expected to attend the fair which will be opened by President Salva Kiir Mayardit. Top government officials are expected to participate in the trade fair and conference including all the state governors who are present in Juba for the governors’ forum. Reported by Matata Safi SPLM leaders on a study tour in China SHANGHAI/JUBA (Nov 24, 2012) –Senior officials from the SPLM are on a 10-day study tour in the People’s Republic of China to learn about China’s experiences in the area of governance. The 14-strong delegation headed by member of the SPLM Political Bureau Cde Mark Nyipouch, on Saturday, concluded lectures at the prestigious China Executive Leadership Academy Pudong (CELAP) located in Shanghai province. According to a press statement obtained by goss.org, the lectures focused on “Governance Capability Construction of the Ruling Party.” The trip of the SPLM delegation, which included Political Bureau member Akol Paul and a number of members of the party’s National Liberation Council (NLC), came amid a strengthening of ties between the SPLM and the Communist Party of China. In remarks at the opening of the training on Saturday, Vice Minister of the International Department of the CPC’s Central Committee Li Jinjun, explained that his party would continue to help the SPLM strengthen its capabilities. This, he said, was in line with a Memorandum of Understanding the two parties signed in October 2011. The SPLM team visits Huawei's facilities in Shanghai. Similarly, CELAP’s Professor Feng Jun described the SPLM as “a good friend,” adding that the doors of his institution would remain open to SPLM leaders. The SPLM team arrived in Shanghai late on November 21 and commenced lectures the following day. During their stay in the city, the delegation paid a visit to the facilities of Huawei, one of China’s leading firms specializing in the area of telecommunications wireless solutions, where they were received by the company’s senior Vice President Qu Wenchu. Shanghai municipality’s Li Xi also hosted a dinner in honor of the visiting SPLM delegation. In Shanghai, Cde Nyipouch and his team visited the Daining Community to study a CPC grassroots through which the CPC tries to address the material as well as emotional and other needs of community members with meager resources from the party and government. The team will travel to Jinggangshan on Sunday for further studies before proceeding to Beijing. Reported by Simon Peter Apiku and Matata Safi Campaign against gender based violence launched JUBA, 25 November 2012 (NASS) - The Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare on Friday launched the 16 Days of Activism Campaign Against Gender Based Violence [CAGBV]. The campaign was launched by the Deputy Minister Dr. Priscilla Joseph Kuch. This year marks the 7th anniversary of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence in South Sudan but is the second year that the South Sudan is celebrating as an independent nation. The Ministry is working to devise new ways to utilize the campaign to bring about transformative change in women’s lives. Yet despite this increased awareness, women continue to experience violations in alarming numbers and new forms of violence are emerging. There is need to look more closely at the structures in place that permit gender based violence to exit and persist. This year the global theme is “From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World: Let’s change militarism and end violence against women”. The national theme of the Republic of South Sudan on the 16th Days of Activism 2012 is: “Promote Peace at Home Stop Gender Based Violence and Ending Child Marriage”. In South Sudan the first celebration was 2006 and 2008 celebration marked the launching of the First Special Protection Unit (SPU) at Malakia Police Station. The Ministry organized a procession led by a police band and women, school children, government Staff, UN Agencies, NGO’s and other Activists marched from Buluk near the Technical School to Malakia Police Station where the first SPU was officially opened by the former Minister Hon. Mary Kiden Kimbo. Since then two other Units have been opened in Juba and Munuki Police Station others have been launched in Yambio, Western Equatoria State, Wau, Western Bahr el-Ghazal, Malakal, Upper Nile State and in Kwajok, Warrap, State. The South Sudan Child Act 2008 has put the age for marriage at 18 years and should be with the consent of both parties, due to consequence of force marriage three girls in Lakes State, Rumbek and two in Jonglei State, Bor met their death because they refused to accept the arranged, marriage. Cases related to individuals taking the law into their hands are many and many women stay in police custody for long periods before trials are made, domestic violence is another area when women’s rights are violated most. In 2009 a man killed his wife and the young girl child almost cutting their heads off. The celebration of the campaign will be on Monday 26th November, 2012 from 8:30 am-01:00 pm at the New Sudan Hotel Palace hosted a half day program. The campaign will be waged through panel discussions on television and several media houses at the State level, the Ministries of Social Development will commemorate the 16 Days of Activism in their respective States. 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