Agriculture
The promotion of Agricultural based income-generating activities with emphasis on. The aim of this activity was to provide families and individuals a source of income that will enable them to take care of family basic needs such as improved nutrition, pay for basic health needs, and education of their children. We closed to work with this population in agricultural activities because all of them are already used to subsistence farming and therefore will not find it difficult carrying out their agricultural project in a much marketable scales, though all of the labor still remain physical and tedious, as farmers are not able to purchase tractors even at their rural community level.
ACAD focus on:
Crop /Vegetables production training
- Modern farming methods
- Seed and farming tools distribution
- Demonstration farms
- Marketing of produce
Animal Husbandry
- Animal health workers training
- Livestock restocking
- Livestock vaccination campaign
- Poultry
- Livestock marketing
Fishery
- Fishery Training
- Provide fishery equipments
- Fish processing
- Marketing
Food for asset
- Drainage clearance
- Roads maintenance
- Bridges construction
- Water reserves construction
- Vegetable Gardens
- Farming land clearance
A little over three years since declaring independence following more than 20 years of civil war, South Sudan is still struggling to build infrastructure and institutions to function as a sovereign state. Pockets of continuing civil conflict and erratic weather patterns plus a massive influx of refugees from Sudan, Kenya, Uganda and the return of thousands of people of South Sudanese origin after years of living in camps have strained food security in this new nation struggling to find its footing. Disputes with Sudan continue to threaten landlocked South Sudan’s ability to export oil through Sudan’s pipeline—and generate revenue South Sudan needs to finance its development. All these factors contribute to a continued need for substantial food assistance in South Sudan.
Poor, vulnerable communities are often risk averse, but in areas of South Sudan where peace has taken hold, citizens have embraced an innovative approach called “Food-for-Assets.” They build a critically needed asset in their community and receive remuneration in sorghum, pulses and vegetable oil, in lieu of cash. This reduces their susceptibility to shocks to their food security and contributes to the development of the community. As these activities are undertaken during the year when such commodities are scarce, this approach frees participants from the daily worry about accessing food for their families. To ensure sustainability, the participants themselves identify their key community needs and the resources required to implement the asset-building projects.
So why is this innovative? As a result of chronic food insecurity and conflict, South Sudan has received widespread free food distributions for years. By focusing on a Food-for-Assets approach, we are fostering a shift from dependency on food aid to sustainable livelihoods. By empowering communities to build or improve local assets, we improve their resilience to shocks, such as floods, so that one day these communities will no longer need food assistance.
Through Food-for-Assets, WFP assisted 445,000 residents in South Sudan between April and December 2012, and plans to reach about one million people in South Sudan through Food-for-Assets activities in 2013. USAID, through its partnership with WFP, provides commodities for Food-for-Assets programs which not only support the construction of roads and bridges, but also rehabilitate farmland, plant vegetable gardens to improve nutrition, dig irrigation ponds, and train farmers on practical skills to improve crop and vegetable production. USAID is the largest provider of food assistance to South Sudan, contributing 41 percent of WFP’s funding.
o Drainage clearance (pictures)
o Roads maintenance
o Bridges construction
o Water reserves construction
o Vegetable gardens
o Farming land clearance