{"id":56989,"date":"2024-04-24T11:47:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T11:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/northern-bahr-el-ghazal-officials-urge-investment-in-farming-amidst-hunger-crisis"},"modified":"2024-04-24T12:27:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T12:27:33","slug":"northern-bahr-el-ghazal-officials-urge-investment-in-farming-amidst-hunger-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/northern-bahr-el-ghazal-officials-urge-investment-in-farming-amidst-hunger-crisis","title":{"rendered":"Northern Bahr El Ghazal officials urge investment in farming amidst hunger crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The government of Northern Bahr El Ghazal state is urging citizens to invest in agriculture as a means of combating rampant hunger and supporting the growing returnee population.<\/p>\n

Last Friday, a delegation comprised of Agricultural Bank of South Sudan officials, a representative of the Aweil Farmers group, and state minister of information and communication, Hon. Zechariah Garang Lual, visited Tony-Chol near the Sudan border to assess the area\u2019s farming potential.<\/p>\n

Garang told the media the visit was intended to evaluate the possibility of a large-scale farming project at Tony-Chol to improve livelihoods.<\/p>\n

He emphasized the need to responsibly invest funds and machinery into agriculture to curtail the hunger crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have gone to Tony-Chol which borders Abyei and Sudan and it is a huge scheme that we think can help the large population of Aweil if people cultivate sorghum in that site,\u201d said Garang.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, we shared our views with the Agriculture Bank officials led by Pieng Deng Kuol in order to lend money to the farmers for the sake of machines like tractors and cultivate a lot this year,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The minister acknowledged the severe hunger affecting the population, warning of dire consequences if reliance on humanitarian assistance continues.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. The government of Northern Bahr El Ghazal state is urging citizens to invest in agriculture as a means of combating rampant hunger and supporting the growing returnee population. 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