FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOOD

Empowering women in value addition in agricultural produce in South Sudan (2020 - 2022)

A project beneficiaries displays her products at her workplace in Duduma residential area

Year

2020 - 2022

Location

Residential areas of: Hai Kuze, Napere , Hai Duduma, Ngindo, Kpirabe/Hai Bakindo and Tindoka in Yambio County, Western Equatoria State - South Sudan

Achievements

  • Extended Financial support in form of soft loan a total of 54 women in Yambio County, Western Equatoria State South Sudan.

  • We have empowered women with knowledge that has enabled them to add value to their agricultural produce and make a living out of it.
  • Provided Basic financial literacy training to women in order for them to run their business well.
  • Created an environment that has enable women improve household income and livelihood.



DONOR

0
WOMEN

Year

2021

Location

Maridi County

Achievements

  • Improved Market access for Agricultural produce
  • Improved access to schools for pupils
  • Assurance of people’s safety while crossing the river
  • Improved security in he county and state
  • Improved accessibility to health facilities



DONOR

1
People

Food Assistance For Asset (FFA) 2018 - 2022

A joint Monitoring and Evaluation team in Minikolomi area Mvolo County

Year

2018 - 2023

Location

- Maridi County
- Ibba County
- Mvolo County

Achievements

  • Improved household food security
  • Improved household income
  • Encouragement of proper environmental conservation  methods
  • Development of community Assets, like feeder roads, fish ponds
  • Improved crop quality and yeild
  • Reduction in gender based violence
  • Improved nutrition especially among children



DONOR

1
HouseHolds

FFS development under Agribusiness project in Yambio (2019)

Farmers displaying the sample of their produce in one of the FFS site to RDAA staff and other stakeholders

Year

2019

Location

- Yambio County

Achievements

  • 35 FFS members were trained in good agriculture practice.
  • 35 Demo plots were established in Yambio county (Bazungua, Gangura and Yambio central Payam).
  • Local Seeds distribution to beneficiaries 7,224kgs of groundnuts seeds were distributed.
  • 5,160kg of Maize variety Longe5 were given to beneficiaries and cassava cutting 1,000 cutting for each FFS. 
  • Other farm tools were given to each FFS Tape measure for measuring the acreages, Tarpaulins for post-harvest handling and planting rope for row planting.
  • Integrated pest management (IPM). 

DONOR

0
BENEFICIARIES

Establishment of piggery farm to support vulnerable communities in Yambio (2014)

Year

2014

Location

- Yambio County

Achievements

  • Establishment of a piggery unit.
  • Introduction of Yorkshire (large white pigs) breed in the state.
  • Trained beneficiaries in piggery.
  • Distribution of the breed to vulnerable groups and individuals.
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VULNERABLE GROUPS
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INDIVIDUAL FARMERS

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Establishment of piggery project for rural communities (2014)

Year

2014

Location

- Yambio County

Achievements

  • Establishment of a piggery unit.
  • Introduction of Yorkshire (large white pigs) breed in the state.
  • Trained beneficiaries in piggery.
  • Distribution to groups and individual farmers inform of circles
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group farmers
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individual FARMERS

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Establishment of block farming for maize, production of produces stores, seed multiplication and farmers processing Unit (2014)

Year

2014

Location

- Yambio County

Achievements

  • Established 4 block farms of maize and other crops.
  • Established seed multiplication center.
  • Established 2 permanent farmers stores in Saura and Naakiri.
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COOPERATIVES
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FARMERS

DONOR

Establishment of agro-demonstration farm in Yambio (2014)

Year

2014

Location

- Yambio County

Achievements

  • Established of modern agriculture demonstration site in Duduma.
  • Trained both state and county agriculture extension workers in crops, horticulture and animal production.
  • Trained 20 farmer group members & 150 individual farmers in crop, horticulture and animal production.
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COOPERATIVES
0
FARMERS

DONOR

Establishment of two farmer field Schools in Nakiri boma (2013)

Year

2013

Location

- Yambio County

Achievements

  • Established 2 Farmer Field Schools in Naakiri boma.
  • Trained farmers in Good Agronomic Practices (GAP).
  • Provided the most needed agro-inputs to the farmers in the location.

DONOR

0
FARMERS

Establishment of two farmer field schools in Saura boma (2013)

Year

2013

Location

- Yambio County

Achievements

  • Established 2 Farmer Field Schools in Saura boma.
  • Trained farmers in Good Agronomic Practices (GAP).
  • Provided the most needed agro-inputs to the farmers in the location.

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0
FARMERS

Provision of transport facility to support rural farmers (2013)

Year

2013

Location

- Yambio County

Achievements

  • Procured one Isuzu tipper lorry.
  • Supported 10 farmers’ cooperatives in transporting their produce to the market.
  • Support 150 progressive farmers with transport to take their produce to the market.
  • Supported transportation of farmers for state agriculture shows for 5 years period.

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0
FARMERS

Establishment of farmer field schools and farmers capacity building (2012 - 2013)

Year

2012 - 2013

Location

- Nzara County
- Yambio County
- Ibba County

Achievements

  • Establishment of Farmer field Schools.
  • Provision of agro-inputs.
  • Training of farmers.

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0
GROUP FARMERS
0
INDIVIDUAL FARMERS

Purchase for progress - P4P (2011)

Year

2011

Location

- Yambio County

Achievements

  • Postharvest capacity building of farmer groups.
  • Aggregation of food surpluses.

DONOR

0
FARMERS