Jonglei governor hope increased security will boost agricultural production
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By John Actually
July 20, 2011 (BOR) - The state governor in Jonglei expressed his
concerns over insecurity caused by tribal clashes over cattle raiding
and child abduction as the Republic of South Sudan is prepares to
develop itself after independence.
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Governor Kuol Manyang
In his office on Wednesday, governor Kuol Manyang told reporters,
after returning from Juba where he attended the meeting between the
states governors and the President of the Republic of South Sudan
Salva Kiir which discussed the ways forward to develop the new nation
South Sudan, that his state has put insecurity as first priority to
ensure the state communities lives in harmony.
He said this will help the people to settle and cultivate what he
called “the vast unused fertile land” for both substantial and
commercial purposes.
“To combat lawlessness and create a peaceful state is our priority”,
Manyang said.
Manyang said he would try his best to bring people together through
peaceful resolutions to end their conflicts saying the peace dialogue
that were done in the past did not meet their expectation.
“We will conduct peaceful resolution to bring people together. If
peace is there, development can go on easily”, said Manyang.
Manyang traced the root causes of conflict in the state to raiding and
child abduction, which he said are caused by poverty.
Many tribes in Jonglei, Dinka, Nuer and Murle depend largely on cattle
as their sources of livelihood as milk and meat are used for food.
Cattle are also used to pay dowries.
“Killing through cattle raiding and child abduction is brought about
by poverty since our people food for themselves”, he said.
“Since people they don’t cultivate, everyone wants to cows to pay as
dowries, to feed their families and if they don’t have cattle people
go raiding in which you may be killed or you kill someone”, Manyany
continued.
According to the governor, building roads and getting rid of
insecurity in the state will bring tremendous change in the state as
the agricultural mechanisation through the use of tractors will easily
be moved to the counties and villages for use.
He said he will channel all available funds in the state to build
roads, bring in the required agricultural tools and to peace in the
state at the expenses of education among others.
Jonglei expects high agricultural production this year.
In a separate interview with the state minister of agriculture, Mayen
Ngor said the state agriculture production in the counties from
farmers groups and local people is expected to be high despite late
rains this year.
According to Ngor, the farmers and local people had made use of the
tractors and seeds distributed to them by the government in April.
“The farmers groups using the tractors is one of introducing Jonglei
state into mechanised farming. We appreciate it and it will be a
pulling factor to private investors to invest in agriculture”, Manyang
said.
He said the state is ready to support people investing in agriculture
by giving them land and agricultural extension services.
He said the most the crops planted are maize, sorghums, and groundnuts
among others.
Manyang expressed his worries that if the long rains of this year do
not continue up to September or October then crops will die.
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