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DATE: May 7, 2009 PARTICIPANTS: Carmelita Maness, USAID/Sudan Lokosang Lemi, USAID/Sudan Ahmed Sidahmed Meg Brown PURPOSE: Road trip to see the USAID-funded Juba-Nimule construction by Louis Berger and to see farmers and markets along the way. DISCUSSION HIGHLIGHTS: Juba Nimuli road under construction by Louis Burger. • The road connects Juba with Uganda and passes through two livelihood zones: The mixed options mountainous and hills zone and the exclusively cropping areas of the greenbelt • The population density close to the road is sparse; a reflection of the density of mining along the road and uncertainty about peace • Most people met were women petty traders at Nimuli market, shop keepers selling mostly Ugandan commodities and foods Nimuli market: • Most of the petty traders are women ( heads of households or married) • All of the food items sold are from Uganda (directly or from Juba) • The commodities on sale include almost all food crops (sorghum, finger millet, maize, sesame, ground nuts, cassava, and vegetable crops such as red pepper, onions and cabbages). • Fresh fish caught from the Nile is the only food local commodity. Dry fish is also imported from Uganda Juba –Nimuli road • Vast uncultivated lands, very few livestock, large quantities of bamboo and wood cuttings are displayed for sale (for home construction and for fuel). Also there is a relatively significant amount of charcoal and brick making • A farming family was interviewed. The head of the family is a woman who is raising seven children and using a hand hoe to cultivate small areas of cassava and potatoes. The family returned from Ugandan refugee camps. • The interviewed family and a neighbor expressed willingness to purchase improved seeds and to cultivate more land if they have cash. EXPANDING AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY ACTIVITIES IN SOUTHERN SUDAN 56
DATE: May 8, 2009 PARTICIPANTS: Dirk Jan Omtzigt, Senior Economic Advisor, Joint Donors Fund Lokosang Lemi, USAID/Sudan Ahmed Sidahmed Meg Brown PURPOSE: To learn about donor harmonization and joint funding, including the MDTF DISCUSSION HIGHLIGHTS: • The Joint Donor group is made up of Canada, Britain, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. 1 Office and 1 GOSS counterpart to improve efficiency and coordination. • MDTFs were set up to have one system for donor programming, and to increase GOSS ownership. Several MDTFs: Basic Services, Capacity Building, Humanitarian, Microfinance, Agriculture and Forestry, Livestock and Fisheries. • MDTF is in principle 50% GOSS funds, 50% donor funds. • Basic Services MDTF is working relatively well, but there are many problems with other MDTF implementation. Procedures are complicated, low capacity at GOSS, World Bank “hands off” management of the process. • Challenges: hiring of family members in ministries, procurement bottlenecks, inflated payrolls, 45% budget on security. Financial crisis that has decreased GOSS oil revenues by 65%, and GNU not releasing agreed upon budget levels to GOSS. • Specific points on Equatoria states: • E.E. – low yields, low road density with poor market access. • W.E. - high insecurity, expensive transport, bad roads. Timber is the only viable commodity. Trunk road is finished, but now need feeder roads. • Livestock – due to uncertainty, wealth is stored in animals. Developing slaughterhouses is therefore not a viable option at this time since there is no marketing. EXPANDING AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY ACTIVITIES IN SOUTHERN SUDAN 57
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CONTENTS ACRONYMS..................
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IFAD International Fund for Agricul
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sector capacity to provide services
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1. PURPOSE OF ASSESSMENT REPORT USA
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The level of poverty is extremely h
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Page 21 and 22: 2. Past and Current USAID Investmen
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Page 27 and 28: Efforts to link increased productiv
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Page 43 and 44: Livestock policy areas: • Need to
Page 45 and 46: TABLES State/County Population 2008
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