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• The Ministry would like to establish an improved livestock breeding center. The trypanosomiasis causing tse tse fly is a problem in Magwi County • There is excellent potential for quick growth in poultry production • Labor is not a problem The farming communities work traditionally through self-help groups to help each other, There are 150 groups in Budi alone • Youth returnees are not interested in farming due to hard work in clearing land. The Ministry reported that the Uganda camps trained the youth in agriculture and food production, and were provided cleared lands for planting. Returnees need is to have similar support to enable them clear land, perhaps with ox plows. • Youth are those who are between age 18 and 39 years. Those between 30 and 39 are most likely to return to their communities. • Agriculture as a business should be taught in schools • Lack of budget is constraining State and County level implementation of their strategies and plans. • Women’s literacy rate is very low, but they have better potential for saving and have experience in the traditional saving mechanisms (sandoug). The sandoug could be used to develop group loan schemes for women. • According to the Commissioner of Torit there is a marked increase in cost of food and in cost of living • Selection of counties: The Ministry provided the team with its recommendations for counties where USAID should work. • Other issues from EES; − The Torit Model Farm shows the agriculture potential in the areas. Crops grown there include improved cassava, bananas, vegetables. Irrigation can improve production. − Slaughtered livestock is mainly local but very expensive (1200 SDP per head). Hygienic standards are not enforced at slaughter houses or during transport. − Dry fish is imported from Uganda and Kenya; eggs from Uganda − The ministry noted that the land law may not protect some of the public lands such as ag research centers in rural areas, which under the law, are the purview of the community. • The Ministry provided the team with documents on the EES strategy and specific proposals for the team to consider during the design of USAID’s agriculture project. The documents show the very good level of awareness of the state/ county level public sector of the agriculture development issues and priorities and should provide the project an excellent entry point. • The Ministry of Agriculture is very eager to work with USAID. It feels it has not benefited from donor projects to date EXPANDING AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY ACTIVITIES IN SOUTHERN SUDAN 84
DATE: May 20, 2009 PARTICIPANTS: H.E. Jama Nuunu Kuumba, Governor of WES H.E. Prof. Mathew Udo State Minister of Agriculture Senior agricultural officials H.E. Charles Abdu Ngmaunde, State Minister of Finance H.E. William Ngelam, Minister of Physical Infrastructure H.E. Grace Daliro, Minister of Social Development Senior staff at DG and Director levels West Yugulle, USAID/Sudan Justin Taban, MAF Sampson Bringi Francis, MARF Scott Allen Ahmed Sidahmed Meg Brown LOCATION: Yambio, Western Equatoria PURPOSE: Hold discussions with country officials about agriculture priorities and gaps in Western Equatoria, understand what programs are currently going on and what gaps are the most critical for USAID to consider for support. Identify likely geographic focus of USAID interventions. Visit Ministry of Agriculture non-functioning Yambio Agricultural Research Station, Training Center, visit the market and interview traders. DISCUSSION POINTS • Security is an issue (LRA are in the State near Congo border since 2006) but should not stop development • There is high potential for agriculture in WES (all counties are high potential ), which was once the bread basket for SPLA controlled areas. Even during the conflict, WES produced surpluses and never received food aid. • 60- 70% of farm labor is done by women. Women do well in associations and groups and some already engaged in vegetable production (including the governor herself who is a member of a women’s group). Women’s groups finance and training to access export markets with organic farm products! Also need training in basic skills to run drug shops. • WES is benefiting from the capacity building and rural development programs supported by EU (SPCR). There is no MDTF in WES. The delay in the rehabilitation of the Yambio Agriculture Research Station is holding back starting up ag research programs. There is also a problem in terms of which government will ultimately run ag research – GOSS or GoNU. • WES priorities: Food crop improvement, livestock development, enhance the role of private sector in agriculture development, improve markets and transport, and rural finance. • Production levels are currently subsistence and little incentive to produce for market due to lack of good roads to markets and poor storage. Not much progress in building feeder roads. The state has already identified priority feeder roads, which were presented to the UNDP- managed SRP which only picked 3 out of 15. WES is not benefiting from WES (?) WES received below its quota from the USAID supported schools ( quota 10/ state) • The State has only 7 tractors. The need for more was repeatedly expressed • WES priorities for agriculture and rural development (i) roads; (ii) markets; (iii) storage/ processing. Agriculture priorities are (i) tools, (ii) improved seeds, (iii) training, capacity building and skill development. EXPANDING AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY ACTIVITIES IN SOUTHERN SUDAN 85
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