
A Catholic Relief Services (CRS) project in Lakes State, South Sudan, is uplifting farmers in the area with seeds, farming tools and training. The support is designed to bring resilience to people facing ongoing conflict and food insecurity.
Monica Ajak Meen, a mother of three and a member of a farming group, says: "Before the support, we had a lot of challenges. CRS helped us. They gave us knowledge. We didn't practice proper cultivation methods, but CRS taught us. They gave us ox-ploughs, which have given us freedom tu cultivate on a large scale. One person can cultivate 20 acres. When we cultivate enough, we can sell produce to generate income and have some for our own consumption. Life is easier."
The group also faced storage issues. "We used to have problems storing our produce, but CRS helped with storage facilities," and she added: "We received tarps and used them to make storage and sacks to store peanuts, which we didn't have before, and we love it.
The project provided seeds and tools to 400 farmers in 16 farming groups like Monica's and linked them to better markets where they can sell their produce at higher prices for increased profits.
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