US promises S Sudan $48m to boost food production Alhadi Hawari | September 21, 2017 | 11:11 am Women farmers in Mingkaman, Awerial, Eastern Lakes | Photo | Unknown PHOTO//Oxfam
The Unites States has pledged $48 million to support agriculture in South Sudan. The offer was made at the sideline of the ongoing UN General Assembly meeting in New York. A delegation headed by First Vice President Taban Deng Gai is in attendance. “The Americans say that they will put 48 million dollars in agricultural projects because American need food security in South Sudan,” Amb. Gordon, South Sudan’s Deputy Head of Mission to the US, told Eye Radio via telephone from New York. He said this program will focus on agricultural projects in the Equatoria and Bahr el Ghazal regions. Amb. Buoy says they also met with representatives of other countries, including Uganda, Norway and Poland to discuss bilateral issues. “The Norwegians said that it is very important that South Sudan should be assisted in developmental projects because once you achieve food security, you don’t need outsiders to help you.” The Norwegian government, he said, plans to come up with priority areas so that they can assist South Sudan with funding. Amb. Buoy added that the talks with partners revolved around humanitarian issues, the National Dialogue, and the revitalization of the peace agreement. Levels of crop and vegetable production in South Sudan remain low, according to FAO. Farmers rely heavily on rain-fed crop production – meaning erratic or delayed rains can result in poor or no harvests, while heavy rains and flooding can waterlog fields and destroy stocks. Conflict and mass displacement continue to force farmers from their fields during key times in the planting season. -- To post to this group, send email to southsudankob@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to southsudankob+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to southsudankob+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to SouthSudanKob@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oogJzaVdu7LUuukKNqZLBwd%2B8sk0PytS7oHeQMM8qjnEg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
