Support from TIKA to South Sudanese farmers

Published Jul 17, 2021

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The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has distributed seeds and agricultural equipment to 500 farmers from South Sudan, as part of a four-year initiative. The package included seeds for corn, beans, sorghum, peanuts, sesame, and vegetables, along with farming tools. The distribution took place in the rural areas of the capital, Juba, and was celebrated with the involvement of the Cuban Ambassador and local farmers' union leaders. This initiative is aimed at enhancing the livelihoods of these farmers during the rainy season, allowing them to both sustain their families and generate income through the production surplus.

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Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) Cuba Program Coordination Office provided seeds and agricultural equipment to 500 farmers from South Sudan. 500 kilograms of corn, beans, sorghum (sorghum), peanuts and sesame seeds, 25 kilograms of tomatoes, onions, okra and mussels, as well as an ax, rake, hoe, machete, are supplied to the farmers who are members of the South Sudan General Farmers Union. and the sickle was donated. Seeds and agricultural equipment were distributed in Gumbo, Hai-Referendum and Kabo, where poor people live in the rural areas of the capital, Juba. Cuban Ambassador Erdem Mutaf, Village Chief Manaso Wal Ayang, Central Equatorial Region Farmers Union President Mirella Augustino Modi and South Sudan General Farmers Union President Osman Anei Anei attended the delivery ceremony held in Gumbo. In his speech at the ceremony, Ambassador Mutaf stated that there are historical ties between the two countries, that Turkey was one of the first countries to ...

Source: Sondakika