FAO in South Sudan
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http://www.fao.org/south-sudan/ 26-03-2013 11:34:57
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We are glad to send the second shipment of farming tools โ๏ธ to #Torit for beneficiaries to boost their production during this main farming season ๐ฉโ๐พ
๐ to our donors for the funding. Food and Agriculture Organization continues to support the people of ๐ธ๐ธ in producing their food to combat #FoodInsecurity .
United Nations in ๐ธ๐ธ calls for urgent release of trucks carrying fuel and other critical supplies after Government commits to rescinding tax demands.
southsudan.un.org/en/266820-unitโฆ
Kiki Gbeho WFP South Sudan UNICEF South Sudan UNHCR South Sudan UNDP South Sudan IOM South Sudan FAO in South Sudan
.Food and Agriculture Organization's engagement with the local authorities remains crucial for capacity development in the #Abyei region.
๐ KOICA, our partnership with IOM South Sudan provides training on monitoring & evaluation systems to foster a sense of ownership & ensure the programโs sustainability.
Beneficiaries in Maban harvest their vegetables ๐ฅฌ after receiving training from Food and Agriculture Organization.
FAOโs support helps protect their #Livelihoods through enhancing food production & strengthening #Resilience .
Thank you Norway | South Sudan ๐ณ๐ด for making this possible.
.FAO Director-General QU Dongyu QU Dongyu met with Josephine Lagu, Min. of Ministry of Agric and Food Security - South Sudan at #ARC33 in the Kingdom of Morocco, which is putting a spotlight on the FAOโs Strategic Framework 2022 to 2031.
FAO is committed to supporting resilient agrifood systems & inclusive rural transformation in South Sudan.
The Min. of Ministry of Agric and Food Security - South Sudan ๐ธ๐ธ Josephine Lagu attended the 33rd session of the FAO Regional Conference for #Africa in the Kingdom of #Morocco .
The event highlights #FAO โs framework for:
๐น Better production
๐ธ Better nutrition
๐น Better environment
๐ธ Better life
#LeaveNoOneBehind .
๐South Sudan๐ธ๐ธ
The project is empowering communities to develop their own actions to cope with, withstand, & bounce back from the challenges of climate & conflict shocks, w/ IOM South Sudan, FAO in South Sudan, UN Women South Sudan
โก๏ธPBF Partners from๐ง๐ท๐ช๐บ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ด๐ฌ๐ง visit ๐ธ๐ธ this week
PBF partners visited the vegetable gardens developed by communities in Malakal, South Sudan๐ธ๐ธ.
Together w/ IOM South Sudan, FAO in South Sudan, UN Women South Sudan we are helping to develop local solutions to build climate resilience and advance peace and stability.
Teresa in Malakal benefits from Food and Agriculture Organization's Local Solutions to Build #Climate #Resilience & Advance Peace & Stability program funded by the ๐บ๐ณ #Peacebuilding Fund.
'With the income from the harvests I can take my children to the hospital & supplement our diet.'
๐ United Nations Peacebuilding
A team from the UN #Peacebuilding Fund ๐๏ธ visited our project site in Malakal & interacted with beneficiaries.
With their funding, Food and Agriculture Organization is able to support conflict-affected societies with agricultural assistance to sustain their livelihoods.
๐ United Nations Peacebuilding for the support.
Delighted to open #ARC33 & share the progress of Food and Agriculture Organizationโs key initiatives in Africa, such as #HandInHand , #OneCountryOnePriorityProduct , #GreenCities & #DigitalVillages . Only through the transformation of the agrifood systems can we achieve Africaโs enormous potential. #4Betters
In collaboration with Ministry of Agric and Food Security - South Sudan under the #Resilient agricultural #Livelihoods project, Food and Agriculture Organization launched a main planting season seed ๐ฑ fair in Torit.
1 500 households benefited from the assorted #Seeds , which will enable them to produce their own food ๐ฒ & ๐ seed production.
.Food and Agriculture Organization with the National Ministry of #Land , Housing & Urban Development ๐ธ๐ธ, concluded a two-day technical validation workshop of the Land Reform Unit.
This will help officials coordinate with key stakeholders in the land sector & implement policies.
๐ United Nations Peacebuilding
Today, Food and Agriculture Organization's donor representatives from the UN #Peacebuilding Fund ๐๏ธ visited the Min. of Land & Housing.
The team was briefed by Min. Michael Changjiek on the land management policy framework process.
Thanks to the support from United Nations Peacebuilding for the continued support ๐
.Food and Agriculture Organization is supporting returnees affected by the #Sudan conflict & populations affected by inter-communal conflict in the Abyei region with vegetable ๐ฅฌ seeds, and farming and fishing kits ๐ฃ
The inputs will help them to rebuild their livelihoods and diversify #FoodProduction .
.Food and Agriculture Organization is building communities' #Resilience through improved #Agriculture & strengthened food systems to shield them against different types of shocks.
Food and Agriculture OrganizationSouthSudan's 2024 Resilience Building Programme Review ๐ shorturl.at/awEK6
Meet the hardworking women of Gitikiri, Yambio, nurturing lemon, jackfruit, and mango trees for both planting and sale ๐๐ฅญ
Thanks to FAO's initiative and the generous backing of Norway | South Sudan, this model #CommunityNursery is flourishing ๐
#WomenInAgriculture
.nancy aburto, Food and Agriculture Organization's Dep. Director of the Food & #Nutrition Division met with Obia Achieng of UNICEF South Sudan to discuss #Collaboration opportunities with Food and Agriculture OrganizationSouthSudan.
The meeting focused on collaboration in enhancing nutrition through food systems between the two agencies ๐ค
Batrus is a progressive #Farmer in Yabongo, Yambio, reaping the rewards of the ๐ณ๐ด Norwegian-funded project.
Thanks to Food and Agriculture Organization's technical #Training , he's not only raising the bar but also extending his expertise to serve his community as a trusted #ExtensionService provider ๐