FAO, with support from @AfDB_Group, launched the 2026 rice planting season at #AweilRiceScheme.
This year, more than 3 000 feddans of farmland are targeted for cultivation to boost local rice production & improve #FoodSecurity for communities across South Sudan 🌱🍚
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FAO, @mafs_ss, Juba City Council, & key stakeholders validated guidelines for operationalizing & managing the #JubaModernMarket, constructed by @FAO & funded by the @AfDB_Group.
The guidelines will strengthen safety & promote inclusive, transparent market governance for all 🏫🛒
FAO, through the @EUinSouthSudan‑funded #PLACE project, convened a cross-border cattle migration conference in Warrap State for Dinka Twic & Arab Misseriya communities.
🇸🇸 & 🇸🇩 communities agreed to promote safe 🐄 migration, cross‑border trade, resource use & 🕊️ #Coexistence.
🍎🛡️ On #WorldFoodSafetyDay, we are reminded that foodborne diseases are preventable.
FAO supports #FoodSafety across the agrifood chain 👨🌾➡️🍽️: policies & prevention to protect health & facilitate trade.
#SafeFood is not a privilege, it is a right.
Earth speaks through rising heat & shifting rains.
With donor support, FAO is working with communities to restore forests, strengthen climate resilience, & conserve biodiversity 🌳
We must act #NowForClimate & for #GenerationRestoration.
Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay 2026 💚
From limited resources & low yields to a bumper harvest, the Torit Model #Vegetable Production Group’s hard work has paid off after receiving quality seeds 🌱
Now supplying Torit market, they are improving community #nutrition & earning #income 💰 to support their families.
At the South Sudan #AgricultureConference2026, leaders called for #Investment to transform agriculture & reduce import reliance.
With ~$800M spent yearly on food imports, FAO is urging stronger partnerships 🤝, peace 🛡️, & investment to spur growth 🌱
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Today, we join @EUinSouthSudan in celebrating #EuropeDay 🇪🇺🤝🇺🇳
Together, FAO & the EU are strengthening #Resilience in #SouthSudan through farmer & animal health training 🐄, improved water access 🚰, & support to grassroots governance 👥 for more food-secure communities 🌾
FAO, with the Min of Agri & Food Security & the Min of Livestock & Fisheries, launched the #WorldFoodForum 🇸🇸Youth Chapter 🎉
FAO Dep Regional Rep for Africa, @maloguna urged action to make agriculture appealing to #Youth.
#AgricultureConference2026
The World Food Forum South Sudan Youth Chapter has launched! 🇸🇸
Part of a global network, it will empower young leaders to drive innovation, climate action & agrifood systems transformation across South Sudan.
Youth are not waiting for the future. They are building it. ✨
Day 2 of #AgricultureConference2026 spotlighted market-driven agriculture as a pathway to growth 🌾
FAO Country Rep a.i. @DzvurumiFelix stressed how stronger linkages between farmers, agro-dealers & the private sector are key to unlocking productivity & improving market access.
The #AgricultureConference2026 opened today, supported by FAO, with the theme Investing in Agri‑food Systems for a Better Life in 🇸🇸
🗨️“Agri investment goes beyond money, it means peace, stability, infrastructure & predictable policies” FAO Dep Regional Rep for Africa, @maloguna
The FAO Deputy Regional Representative for Africa, @maloguna, is in Juba 🇸🇸 to join partners at the #AgricultureConference2026 🌍
FAO reaffirms its commitment to transforming South Sudan’s agri-food systems, supporting farmers, strengthening resilience, & improving #FoodSecurity
Improving #FishProduction goes beyond food & #Nutrition, it helps commercialize the sector, generate income 💰 & build self‑reliance beyond aid.
In Malakal, FAO is distributing fishing equipment 🎣 & training fisherfolk on good practices to boost production.
🙏 @NorwayinSSudan
✅ A productive meeting today with @UKinSouthSudan on strengthening collaboration on #ClimateFinance, #FoodSecurity 🌱, & resilience in South Sudan with a strong focus on localization, locally led adaptation, rangelands, & early warning systems.
With the FAO‑constructed crush along the Haffir in Narus Payam, #CommunityAnimalHealthWorkers 👩🏽⚕️ have a safe space to gather, control, vaccinate, & treat animals.
This boosts efficiency, protects #Livestock, & eases their work, strengthening #PastoralLivelihoods 📈
@maloguna led @FAO delegation: - Seid Fatouma, Brady Guilherme & @Irenewkimani had a meeting with Ntl. Assembly Speaker @HonWetangula & Clerk Mr. Samuel Njoroge.
@FAO & Govt. of Kenya will host the 3rd Global Parliamentary Summit against Hunger & Malnutrition in Nov. 2026.
🌍 Mother Earth is calling us to act. Nature is suffering, from plastic‑filled oceans to heat & floods.
Healthy ecosystems are the foundation of #FoodSecurity & #Resilience.
This Mother #EarthDay, FAO joins the people of South Sudan to protect our environment 💚🌳
🌞 In Kapoeta North, an area affected by #ClimateChange & #WaterScarcity, people used to walk long distances for water.
Now, the multipurpose solar-powered borehole constructed by FAO, with @AfDB_Group support, is providing safe drinking water to communities & their livestock 💧