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. 05 June 2015
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. ------------------------------ [image: Bookmark and Share] <https://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&pub=xa-4a8952f0662ccc6f> Posted in: Home <http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx> -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14ooK%3Dr9brBM--EVaTiS2%2BYueme%3DNN4aiyFyDMZkw%3DOSAkQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
