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

WOMEN
0

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



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People
1

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

HouseHolds
1

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). 

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BENEFICIARIES
0

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.
VULNERABLE GROUPS
0
INDIVIDUAL FARMERS
0

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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
group farmers
0
individual FARMERS
0

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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.
COOPERATIVES
0
FARMERS
0

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.
COOPERATIVES
0
FARMERS
0

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.

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FARMERS
0

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.

DONOR

FARMERS
0

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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FARMERS
0

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.

DONOR

GROUP FARMERS
0
INDIVIDUAL FARMERS
0

Purchase for progress - P4P (2011)

Year

2011

Location

- Yambio County

Achievements

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

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FARMERS
0