FAO in South Sudan

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05 July 2018
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of South Sudan, with funding from the World Bank, provided support to vulnerable households including those with malnourished children, mothers with children under five years and lactating mothers in Bahr el-Ghazal North and Central Equatoria in South...
26 June 2018
Under the hot sun, Peter Jok places fish on a simple drying rack made of wooden poles and mesh wire. Just hours before, the fish were plucked directly from the Nile, and without quick work they would spoil in the heat. But using sun drying and smoking techniques taught by a...
09 May 2018
Away from smoke and stings, FAO introducing new beekeeping techniques  Pasqualle Abdallah’s past ten years have been marked by climbing atop trees, using traditional beehives made of hulled tree trunks fixed in treetops, to harvest honey. He says this is coming to an end soon, thanks to the new skills...
09 May 2018
FAO launches revised natural resource management guidelines Over the years the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has highlighted the considerable role natural resource management plays in the economic and social recovery of populations affected by conflict. Access to, and control over, productive resources such as agricultural land,...
04 April 2018
Campaign highlights the need for farmers to increase their activities this main planting season The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security today launched the agriculture campaign in Yambio, alongside the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), highlighting the importance of the planting...