Food Security for Vulnerable Farming Households in South Sudan

Results achieved as of the end of the project (October 2017) include: (1) 4 126 farmers (of which 2 146 were women) were supported in order to increase production with an average yield increase of 54%; (2) 12 745 animals were treated by community animal health workers; (3) 2 966 farmers (of which 1 661 were women) received assorted seeds including beans maize sorghum groundnuts and sesame; (4) 790 women received basic financial and literacy training; (5) 480 women received agribusiness training and support 75% of whom reported an increase in income following their training; and (6) 98% of farmers reported having the necessary skills and knowledge to prevent post-harvest losses and 95% of farmers were able to pilot or scale-up post-harvest technology after training. Overall this project increased food production among families in Western Bahr el Ghazal and Eastern Equatoria. This was achieved by helping build the skills needed by farmers to farm more effectively as well as by providing livestock to vulnerable households. The project was also able to provide transformative skills to women through literacy numeracy and agribusiness training. These results helped protect and strengthen people’s livelihoods in areas of South Sudan affected by the conflict and the displacement of people.