The launch is part of efforts to prepare citizens for this year’s crop planting season.
During the event to be held at Aweil Rice Scheme on Wednesday, land preparation messages will be disseminated to the population in show of the commitment to combat food insecurity.
Speaking at e meeting held in the state secretariat, the Agriculture minister said government and its partner are in Aweil to ascertain the food insecurity level in the state.
The state has, in recent months, witnessed a huge population of returnees from Sudan.
“We are in the state to find out how food insecure the local population are. And our intent is to encourage the production of food through various initiatives such as having Aweil Rice Scheme where we shall launch the land preparations messages,” said Akol.
“I would also like to tell every member of household to get engage in production of food be it subsistence farming or other methods of putting food on the table. As a nation, we can’t be well off when we rely on imports,” she added.
The state governor, Tong Aken Ngor, said the influx of returnees pose a huge challenge.
He lauded the team led by the Agriculture minister for implementing strategies to combat food insecurity among the population in the state, while acknowledging the support provided by development partners like the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
