SSGID believes that Food shortage and insecurity in South Sudan could be completely overcome by moving beyond dependency on humanitarian food supplies towards sustainable and improved agriculture practices. When communities have adequate supply of food, they will not be dependent on others and have enough food to eat. Moreover, higher yield of agriculture produce through improved methods leads to improvement in their livelihoods. By selling the surplus, the communities could have steady income that enables them to lead a dignified life.

With this objective, we are working with local communities to provide them with the tools and resources to build a sustainable future through the following interventions:

• Setting up of demonstration plots and training women and youth on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) thereby ensuring enhanced productivity and sustainability.
• Training for mothers and caregivers of under 5 years children on developing Homestead Vegetable gardens for dietary diversification
• Distribution of High Yielding varieties of seeds and tools for improved agricultural yield and productivity
• Provide resource constrained small hold farmers with tools and training on using animal traction – ox ploughs, donkey ploughs to cultivate wider area in a day with lower labour inputs.
• Championing formation of farmers’ cooperative societies and savings and credit cooperatives societies as mechanisms for accessing farming inputs and credit.
• Setting up seed -multiplication groups who have established Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA)
• Training on post-harvest management techniques to reduce crop loss
• Training of farmers in modern agricultural good practices, farming methods and facilitating farmers exchange programmes between South Sudan and Ugandan farmers or other farmers in the region.
• Provision of emergency agricultural inputs to internally displaced persons (IDPs) and other vulnerable groups.