US announces additional $3M in funding to fight food insecurity in South Sudan

JUBA, FEBRUARY 22^nd 2023 (SUDANS POST) – The United States government has announced that it is pledging additional $3 million in efforts to fight food insecurity in South Sudan.

This is just less than a week after the United States ambassador Michael J. Adler announced $288.5 million dollars in new funding for humanitarian assistance to South Sudanese, through the World Food Program (WFP).

Kate Crawford, the head of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said the $3 million funding will help in the American government efforts to fight food insecurity in the world’s youngest country.

“This additional funding will strengthen USAID efforts to reduce emergency food dependence and increase household resilience,” said Kate Crawford, the USAID Mission Director for South Sudan.

“Food security remains a USAID priority and the additional funds will be used to strengthen community agriculture development.

“These additional funds will support farmer groups in areas where seasonal production is possible and specifically target women’s economic advancement through increased agriculture production and diet diversification.

“The funds will help women farmers to access improved seed varieties, increase crop diversity and improve agricultural practices.”