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Some 30,000 vulnerable farmers in South Sudan will be able to benefit from a new United Nations program that aims to improve their livelihoods by boosting the quality of the seeds they use to produce key crops such as maize, cassava, cowpeas and sorghum.
The program will train farmers in the production, storage and marketing of quality seeds and cuttings of staple crops.
“The importance of seeds to the food security and livelihoods of South Sudan’s farmers and rural communities is very high,” said the head of the Food and Agriculture office in Juba, Sue Lautze. “Despite widespread food insecurity, the country is committed to ensuring food security for all, as soon as possible. Seeds are a critical component to realizing this important ambition.”
More than 90 percent of South Sudanese farmers still depend on the informal seed system, which is based primarily on saved seeds, social networks, and local markets.
The program will increase the availability and quality of seeds to South Sudan’s most vulnerable farmers in the states of Central Equatoria, Western Equatoria, Lakes, Western Bahr el Ghazal and Northern Bahr el Ghazal.
The program will train farmers in the production, storage and marketing of quality seeds and cuttings of staple crops.
“The importance of seeds to the food security and livelihoods of South Sudan’s farmers and rural communities is very high,” said the head of the Food and Agriculture office in Juba, Sue Lautze. “Despite widespread food insecurity, the country is committed to ensuring food security for all, as soon as possible. Seeds are a critical component to realizing this important ambition.”
More than 90 percent of South Sudanese farmers still depend on the informal seed system, which is based primarily on saved seeds, social networks, and local markets.
The program will increase the availability and quality of seeds to South Sudan’s most vulnerable farmers in the states of Central Equatoria, Western Equatoria, Lakes, Western Bahr el Ghazal and Northern Bahr el Ghazal.