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Juba—by Al-Naeim Mubarak Kuol
The National conversation South Sudan, affiliated with the Dr. John Garang de Mabior Foundation, held a meeting today with agricultural cooperatives in South Sudan to discuss the challenges facing farmers and explore solutions to achieve local food self-sufficiency.Klany Mamoun, acting CEO of the National conversation, explained that the meeting focused on key issues such as access to seeds and the lack of training in agricultural practices.
“We listened carefully to the farmers’ concerns and committed to supporting them through training programs and liaising with donors to provide seeds, We will also work closely to address other challenges, such as access to tractors, the proper use of agricultural inputs, and improving crop productivity.”Mamoun said
He added that identifying suitable markets for selling their products was a major point of discussion, emphasizing the organization’s commitment to ongoing collaboration with farmers to overcome any future obstacles.Meanwhile, Henrybol James Aboni Morris, a member of the cooperatives from Western Equatoria, stressed the importance of investing in agriculture to achieve food self-sufficiency.
James said, “We came from different states to discuss ways to increase food production. South Sudan is blessed with vast lands, fertile soil, and abundant water resources, but what we lack is the active participation of our people in agriculture, a sector that has been neglected for a long timobstacles. emphasized the need to rely on local production rather than importing from neighboring countries, calling on all citizens to join the agricultural cooperatives aself-sufficiency. time.” arang Foundation to strengthen the agricultural sector and achieve food self-sufficiency.
