FAO Steps in to Address Food Shortage
Elisabeth Janaina
FAO Steps in to Address Food Shortage
The Food and Agriculture Organization has partnered with development actors in Eastern Equatoria State to address food insecurity.
Peter Lokale Nakimangole
TORIT, 04 June 2015 [Gurtong] -FAO is currently taking
the lead in distributing seeds among 26,000 households in the state.
Other partners include Plan International, Cord Aid, Action for Rural
Development and Community Development Support Service.
A meeting held Tuesday confirmed that the seeds being distributed
include crop seeds such as sorghum, maize, sesame, groundnuts, cowpeas,
as well as vegetables and agricultural hand tools.
Fishing kits, livestock drugs and vaccines have also been distributed to beneficiaries.
The Eastern Equatoria State Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development
Minister Clement Laku Chichim has commended FAO for the initiative,
which he said was aimed at addressing the biting hunger.
He called upon the state residents to show appreciation through working hard on their farms.
