FAO in South Sudan

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23 July 2020
Recurring violence in Jonglei and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area in the eastern part of South Sudan has already displaced more than 60 000 people and is crippling the food security and livelihoods of growing numbers of people, two United Nations agencies warned today. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)...
22 July 2020
From 15 to 17 July 2020, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Government of South Sudan, conducted the online Training of Trainers (ToT) programme ‘Introduction to managing disputes and conflicts over natural resources." Fifteen partners from Aweil, Abyei and Yambio involved in peacebuilding...
23 June 2020
-  Over 4.4 million sheep and goats to be vaccinated by December 2020. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries and partners are launching a new campaign to eradicate the Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) disease in South Sudan. An e-launch ceremony was...
05 June 2020
“My father used to harvest wild honey from anthills and trees; he was an expert in traditional beehives and as young as 15, I had already acquired these vital traditional skills. We learned to work the hard way without protective gear and using fire that killed the bees in order...
03 June 2020
-  Through radio or in classrooms, cattle camp schools ensure education, and greater food security and peace In South Sudan, livestock means life. As South Sudanese herders put it: here, cattle can chase away hunger. Over 65 percent of the population relies on livestock for their survival. Children grow up on milk....