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LOCATION: SMAFC & RD , Kuajok-Warrap State
DATE: 15th Jan, 2015
CHAIR: Hon. Minister of Agriculture
Welcoming of FSL partners by Hon. Minister of Agriculture AGENDA: Review of last minutes Update for 2015 plan activities presentations AOBs Recommendations and way forward Closing remarks by Hon. Minister, SMAFC&RD
Introduction and Opening remarks During his opening remarks the Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Cooperative and Rural Development welcomed the partners for new year and general security situation is claim in Warrap along the border areas. He noted that the lack of resources is great challenge for year 2015 plans, and he requested FSL cluster members should do more interventions activities to ensure the food security in the state has is secured. Partners Presentations
WVI update on plan 2015 FFA Project donated by WFP County # of Feddans/Sq.metre Garden/Community participants /KM Assets Gogrial 422 844 Feddans Crop Farm west 2 66 26,400 M Vegetable garden 795 30.56 KM Road 245 8.35KM Dyke
Tonj East 514 1,028 Crop farm
2 23 9,200 M Vegetable garden 704 28.16KM Road
Tonj North 342 684 Crop Farm
2 101 28,401 m Vegetable garden 559 22.36KM Road 60 3 blocks Class rooms
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168 32 Post-harvest facilities
ACTED Update on plan 2015 A. FAO Project Area: two counties of Warrap state, Gogrial West and Tonj North; Objective: improve food security, livelihoods and income for vulnerable but economically active agro-pastoralist; Outputs: - 10 Farmers field schools established - 300 HHs trained on improved vegetable production and marketing through FFA platform - 300 HHs supported with vegetable kits, hand tools and micro-irrigation equipment - 10 Natural Resources Management Committees established to manage water points
B. Building resilience and adaptation to climate extremes and disasters program (BRACED) - ACTED is waiting final approval of BRACED project to be implemented in Warrap State, Gogrial West county on building resilience adaptation to climate extremes and disasters; - Project should be funded by DFID and implemented in collaboration with Concern Worldwide (lead), Oxfam, FAO South Sudan and SUDD Institute. - Duration for 26 months, staring date: not yet confirmed C. FFA program by WFP Community consultation meeting with payam and boma chiefs held in Tonj South county in December 2014. Implementation area: 1. Tonj payam. Aguka boma ,Kuanyja boma,Maual boma 2. Thiet payam. Ngap-Anet boma, Theit bome 3. Wath-Alel payam. Mabior boma, pawel bome 4. Jak payam. Majok boma Note: FFA project is not yet approved officially by WFP but forecasted starting date is February 2015.
FAO
Summary of FAO program 2015 in Warrap 1. Emergency Livelihood Response Program including are: - field crop, recollection of local seeds and distribution - Hand tools kits distribution - Vegetable assorted kits distribution
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- Fishing kits - Livestock kits distribution 2. SDC Project to improved food security and livelihood development for agro- pastoralist communities in Warrap and Northern Bahr El Ghazal states. This project is targeted two counties of Warrap as Gogrial East and Tonj North. 3. Agriculture and Food Information System (AFIS) Project: It aims at supporting the institutionalization of robust food security information systems as well as developing capabilities both at the national and state levels for food security information management. The overall impact of the AFIS Project is to contribute to “improved food security in South Sudan” over the long term. The expected outcome is realizing “Improved Food Security Information Management for planning, programming, coordination and decision-making in South Sudan”.
Prepositioning 2015 – FAO Targets for ELRP
State County ELRP_HH_TOT HH_C HH_V HH_F Warrap Gograil East 4,800 1,600 1,600 1,600 Warrap Gograil West 9,900 3,700 4,500 1,700 Warrap Tonj East 3,800 1,740 1,060 1,000 Warrap Tonj North 5,833 2,670 1,763 1,400 Warrap Tonj South 5,167 2,000 1,667 1,500 Warrap Twic 10,000 3,270 3,130 3,600 Warrap Abyei 0 0 0 0 Total 39,500 14,980 13,720 10,800
Next month planned activities: FAO will support the vegetable production groups with assorted vegetable seeds and tools for the dry season vegetable farming through MAFC &RD and partners Identification of implementing partners and preparing of the LOAs document for ELRP kits distribution to the beneficiaries in six counties. Facilitate installation of four rain gauges in four Counties by providing metallic posts for mounting rain gauges Dissemination of last December 2014 IPC products release findings to partners and stakeholders
NRC Update on Food Security Cluster 2015 Plan
South Sudan Rural Development Project (SORUDEV) program In 2015, NRC will continue implementing the South Sudan Rural Development Program (SORUDEV) in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Cooperatives and Rural Development (SMAFR&RD), Lukluk Community Association for Development (LCAD) and Ox plough Farming Agency (OFA). The first year of the project ends in April 2015 with the second year starting from 1st of May 2015 up to April 2016. The project which will end in January 2017 targets a total of 5, 000 smallholder farmers across four counties of Warrap State namely Gogrial East, Gogrial West, Tonj South and Twic. The following covers the planned activities for 2015 under
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Activity/Description Outputs Timeframe Training and running Village 200 VSLA groups to January – June Savings and Loaning formed 2015 Associations (VSLA) for farmers’ groups Formation and running of 160 Farmer Field January-May 2015 Farmer Field Schools Schools established FFS Master trainer training for 30 Extension staff from March- May 2015 extension staff (2nd group) NRC, LCAD and Government trained Selection and training of FFS 100 March-April 2015 community facilitators Transfer assets to County 8 motorcycles, 8 January –Feb 2015 Agricultural Extension offices Computers, 33 bicycles, 4printers, 4file cabinets, 4Desks Identification of local agro- At least 2 per county March – May 2015 dealers to support project Identification and selection of 400 farmers trained on January- Feb 2015 400 farmers with access to oxen the use of ox-plough. Training of Trainers in animal February 2015 traction Establishment of ox April-June 2015 plough/weeder fabrication and spare parts sales Post-harvest Management - February - March construction of improved granaries Show-casing animal traction 5000 Households March –May 2015 cultivation Environmental Conservation 5,000 Households March-April 2015 and awareness training Diet diversification and food 5,000 Households March- April hygiene sessions Creation of smallholder October- farmers’ leadership and December representation Housing Land and Property 5,000 Households October- awareness sessions with December farmers Set up market information August -October system
SIDA Project: SSFF1502 Activity/description Output Time frame
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Formation and training of VSLA 27 VSLA groups to be February – May groups trained and a total of 2015 675 households Distribution of metallic boxes for 27 boxes and 81 March – April 2015 VSLA groups for keeping their padlocks money. Unconditional cash grants to 125 vulnerable May – August 2015 vulnerable individuals households. Provision of seeds (Potato vines 675 supported with April – June 2015 and bean seeds) agricultural inputs (seeds and tools) Training of farmers in production, 135 lead farmers April - September harvesting and postharvest management and processing of sweet potato and beans. Basic nutritional practices training 800 households August – October 2015 Training in agricultural 675 households May – June 2015 production. Training in income generation 725 households March – April 2015 activities Disaster risk reduction training 800 households June –July 2015 with focus on floods Food Agriculture Community Driven Development Organization (FACDDO)
FACDDO is new based local NGO as established in Sept 2014.
GOAL update on FSL 2015 Plans and Strategic STAPLE CROPS Training in seed processing and preservation Timely seeds and tools distribution to 540 beneficiaries Introduction of new crop varieties that are short and high wielding that drought resistant Training of farmers on post –harvest loses and control Work with lead farmers in promotion of new technologies VEGETABLE FARMERS Provision of assorted vegetable seeds to 540 beneficiaries Training on vegetable production Training on integrated pest Management Link vegetable farmers (group) to market outlets (Traders) Training on seed processing and preservation Training on cooking Demonstration Train beneficiaries on manure preparation and application Provision of irrigation equipment MICRO GARDENING Train beneficiaries on backyard gardening Provision of assorted vegetable seeds
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Train beneficiaries on manure preparation and application Link beneficiaries to market outlets TREE NURSERY Establishment 6 tree Nurseries The Nurseries will be Goal managed Introduce production of both local and imported species Plan to support 1000 beneficiaries with different species. VOCATIONAL TRAINING Identify 20 youths to undergo Vocational Training in wau for 6 months. The identified youths will attend training in respective areas of carpentry, masonry, Tailoring ,etc. Provision each individual with starter capital after graduation NETWORKING Support formation of Farmers groups Introduction of radio programme through production and play of short scripts In the nearest FM stations Collection and airing of success stories Host live talk show Provision of updated market prices PILOT PROJECT 2015 PROMOTION OF SOLAR FENCING Support five sites with solar fencing material Link interested individuals with suppliers of the solar fencing materials Promotion of improved mango varieties Support 20 individuals with improve mango varieties Pay small amounts for pit excavation, whole filling with manure, planting and covering with soil and fencing of the seedling from animals FISHING DEVELOPMENT Support 60 fish farmers with fishing gears Training farmers on method preservation and marketing Connecting the fish farmers to market outlets Connect fish farmers to suppliers of fishing gears STAFF AND MOAF CAPACITY BUILDING Send some promising local staff and MOAF staff for 3/6 months Training on short agricultural courses Provision of learning materials to staffs for learning purpose Bring in consult to train some of the staff who will not make to the external Training Continue to provide refresher Trainings to all staff. Ox-Plough Farming Agency (OFA) Update
Achievements Assembling of bicycles received from the Donor (EU/NRC) One day training of community ox plough awareness trainers Distribution of bicycles to 12 community ox plough awareness trainers Registration of ox plough beneficiaries is going on now and will end on the
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fourth week of this month Challenges Power for office use. High prices in the market beyond planned budget Lack of enough field staffs especially ox plough trainers Plans Training of ox plough trainers Bulls training in using animal cultivation technology Blacksmith identification Blacksmith training/Spare parts fabrication
L-CAD Update
SORUDEV project Funded by NRC
1. Achievements: 1.1. Assembling of (12) bicycles and were distributed to project extension & support staff 1.2. Formation & registration of: Seven farmers’ groups in Tonj Payam (Tonj South County) eight (8) farmers’ groups in Kuac South and nine (9) in Kuac North Payam (both in Gogrial West County) One Farmers’ group in Toich East and five in Toich West (both in Gogrial East County) The total number of Farmers’ groups registered this period is twenty six (each consisting of 25 members) 2. Challenges Difficulty to change community mindset to adopt the ‘No Free inputs principle’ as coined in the Wau workshop resolutions Shortage of mobility facilities allocated for this project as project areas are far apart Inaccessibility of some project areas for this program was intended to be implemented in areas believed to have been accessible and secure 3. Plans Completion of the formation & registration of farmers ‘groups in the remaining project areas. Conduct of environmental awareness and land use & planning workshop. Training of farmers ‘group in leadership and representation. FAO Project improve food security, livelihoods development for communities agro- pastoralist;
4. Achievements: Technical training of farmers group in quality seed production techniques (100 in Kuac South and 100 in Kuac North Payam both in Gogrial West County) Training is ongoing in Gogrial & Alek South Payams
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Completed formation of NRMCs in Gogrial East and Tonj North We have signed No Cost Extension for the next three months (Jan-Marc, 2015) 5. CHALLENGES & RECOMMENDATIONS Inadequate of mobility facilities (e.g. vehicles), hence recommends FAO to provide the agreed motorbikes for facilitation Inaccessibility in some project areas (flooding) High prices in transportation of participants Plans We plan to monitor the remaining technical training in Gogrial and Alek South Payams Planed to conduct technical training of Natural Resource Management Committees (NRMCs) at the State level Monitor how project is progressing Training of Framers on FFS approaches Any Other Business FSL partners agreed that the next FSL coordination meeting will be held on Thursday, 12th February 2015, at 11:00AM. The venue is the State Ministry of agriculture meeting Hall in Kuajok. Updating FSL Cluster members contact list in Warrap and share with all partners. Closing Remarks
At his closing remark by Hon. Minister of State Ministry of Agriculture thanked we are managed time (2 hrs.) for the meeting and attendance has improved and he hopes to see this plan 2015 to be implemented.
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Attendance Registration Form
15th Jan, 2015
S/No Name Organization Title/position E-mail Address Telephone No. Signature 1. Hon. Majok Bol Kur SMAFC&RD Minister [email protected] 0955210173 2. Martin Madut Chan SMAFC&RD Director General none 0914424782 3. Apuk Madut Deng FACDDO Coordinator none 0914413777 Marko Maduot 4. FACDDO Managing Director [email protected] 0912636002 Aweng 5. Alor Achuol UNMISS-RCO Programme Assistant [email protected] 0918466468 6. Peter Wata UN-OCHA NFO [email protected] 0922406060 7. Marko Puot WVI SS FFA coordinator [email protected] 0912890198 8. Duer Ben Duer SMARF Acting D/G none 0927829529 9. James Ojah ACTED FSL Team Leader [email protected] 0955177542 10. Arkongelo Abel L-CAD Program Manager [email protected] 0956799944 11. John Mayen ACTED FSL Agronomist [email protected] 0956430533 12. Rual Aluak SMAFC&RD D/ Co-operative none 09120152438 13. Taban Kaps R NRC FSL Project Coordinator [email protected] 0912133932 14. Mohamed Ibrahim GOAL PM Recovery [email protected] 09127774137 15. Akot Ireneo OFA Project officer [email protected] 0914003277 16. SimonElisa SMAFC&RD D/Community Devt none 0955818707 17. John Aguek GOAL Progrmme Assistant [email protected] 0914405368 18. Kuol Marial SMAFC&RD Acting D/Agriculture none 0910502979 19. Joseph Magol SMAFC&RD Director budgeting none 0956131292 20. Mary Kharomba NRC Project Manager [email protected] 0912553730
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