The real happiness is when you know that, you are contributing to make our world 🌎 a better place to live in.
Magwi Central Tree Nursery EES, South Sudan 🇸🇸.
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 🌱🍚
@mafs_ss
South Sudan is one of 4 hotspots of greatest concern as acute food insecurity persists, according to the new #HungerHotspots report by @FAO & @WFP.
Drivers of hunger include:
↗️Ongoing conflict & displacement
🌧️Crop loss due to flooding
🔗Full report 👉https://t.co/xE0FcQYXjF
Conflict in neighboring countries has displaced #Refugees who have settled in South Sudan.
To help sustain their livelihoods, FAO is providing seeds & farming tools so families can grow their own food 🌽🫘🥕
Everyone has the right to access food 🍲
#WorldRefugeeDay
🚨 A new @FAO-@WFP#HungerHotspots report warns that acute food insecurity is expected to worsen in 13 countries in 2026.
🇸🇸 remains among the countries of highest concern, with 7.8 million people projected to face Crisis-level hunger or worse.
📄👉 https://t.co/uMATiuWwPX
#WomenFarmers across South Sudan are transforming lives through vegetable production, kitchen gardens, poultry, fisheries & livestock activities.
They provide nutritious food 🥬🍅, boost incomes 💰 & strengthen community resilience.
#InternationalYearOfTheWomanFarmer
From nutrition and livelihoods to economic growth, fisheries and aquaculture can help power a more resilient future. The latest #SOFIA2026 report highlights why Africa’s waters must be central to the continent’s development agenda.
Full report: 👉 https://t.co/tzQLDUXBgf
Amid conflict, economic and climate challenges, strengthening South Sudan’s livestock sector is key to food security and livelihoods.
Thanks to the @WorldBank's support, @FAO is building resilience through better animal health and rangeland management.
https://t.co/XMehDjklqe
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.
With @WorldBankGroup support, FAO is boosting cooperative group production in Maridi.
As the main farming season begins, FAO-distributed seeds are bringing renewed hope.
This marks a shift from reliance on #FoodAid ➡️ self-reliance & commercialization of #Agriculture 📈
🍎🛡️ 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 💚
In partnership with @WFP_SouthSudan & @IGAD_CPAC, FAO launched a Validation Workshop for the revised National #DisasterRiskManagement Policy of South Sudan 📄
This initiative aims to strengthen disaster risk governance 🛡️ & build #resilience for a safer, more prepared nation.
💬 At the #RMT15, FAO Representative a.i. @DzvurumiFelix shared practical lessons from 🇸🇸 on making support services work in complex settings, streamlining procurement, improving logistics flows, & strengthening financial & administrative processes to deliver faster, at scale 📈
🐄 Livestock are a vital asset for pastoral communities; when healthy, they sustain #livelihoods & provide an income through market opportunities.
💉 To protect this resource, FAO, through @EUinSouthSudan‑funded #PLACE project, vaccinates & improves animal health services.
🇸🇸 FAO-supported workshops on the Strategic Plan for Agricultural & Rural Statistics & digital data collection tools for the #agriculturalcensus have begun.
Reliable #agriculturaldata enables better decisions, better investments, & better outcomes for farmers 📊
Our humanitarian & livelihoods team visited a cattle camp this week to see how 🇬🇧 & donor funds are helping @FAOSouthSudan deliver animal vaccinations 🐄
Protecting livelihoods is a priority given livestock underpins 🇸🇸’s economy.
Thank you to the community for hosting us.
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 2026 South Sudan Agriculture Conference, leaders and partners advanced investment in resilient agri-food systems.
With @FAO support, women and youth are gaining the skills and tools to drive sustainable agricultural transformation.
📷 https://t.co/1QqY3ACvaB
In Bentiu, we saw the challenges facing displaced communities.
@IOMSouthSudan are delivering essential WASH services - building on 🇬🇧 funding that has strengthened the town's urban water supply network🚰.
Vital support in a challenging & complex context. #UKAid#SouthSudan