Hunger In Parts Of EES As Dry Spells Persist

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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The Chief Administrator of Buya Administrative Area, Hon. Antony Gore Pakamoi has said that Laarim region of Buya Administrative Area and Budi County is experiencing hunger as the dry spells persist.
 
Gore said that effects of the hunger being experienced in the area will begin to show if humanitarian response is not availed soon.
The Chief Administrator said that the poor harvest experienced this year in the area has contributed greatly to the current situation and may worsen due to lack of adequate rainfall during the planting season.

He is appealing to aid agencies to come to the rescue of the affected population which has been caused by a prolonged dry spell this year that has led to the severe food shortage.

He disclosed that no assessment on the issue has been carried out by any NGOs or aid agencies.

The State Agriculture Minister, Hon. Clement Laku Chichim is also appealing to International Humanitarian NGOs to intervene with necessary support.

He says the prolonged dry spell in EES is expected to cause a serious impact on the people as agricultural production has been paralyzed.

During the months of April, May and early June, the onset of the planting season, EES recorded high rainfalls. However, as of June 20th the rains stopped.

During the planting season, the Food and Agriculture Organization which partnered with development actors in the region in conjunction with the State Agriculture Ministry, distributed seeds and other necessary agricultural tools to farmers to help them address the problem of food insecurity.

FAO took the lead in distributing seeds among 26,000 households in the State.

Other partners entrusted by the FAO to facilitate the seeds and tools distributions across the State, included Plan International, Cord Aid, Action for Rural Development, SSARRA and Community Development Support Service.

The distributed seed varieties included crop seeds such as sorghum, maize, sesame, groundnuts, cowpeas, and vegetables and agricultural hand tools.

Fishing kits, livestock drugs and vaccines were also among distributed aids to beneficiaries.
The State Agriculture Minister, Laku on behalf of his government commended the FAO for the initiative, which he said would aim at addressing the biting hunger in the region, but the rains have failed leading the poor harvest.

He also said that his State has not yet received a share of the 1,000 Tractors from the national government which were announced this year by President Salva Kiir Mayardit.

State officials predict that some parts of the State including, Kapoeta, Budi, Lafon, Imehejek and Ikwoto, may greatly suffer most from shortage of food crops.

In May, the country’s weather forecast predicted that some parts of South Sudan may experience inadequate rainfall this year.

The department then, advised the farmers to suspend cultivating their farms until September of this year.

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