South Sudan - East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer

At a Glance

Over 6,000 farmers trained since 2022. We work in South Sudan on a limited basis.
We currently train smallholder farmers on sustainable vegetable production techniques in the Juba and Bor areas.
We emphasize training of trainers to build capacity in the vegetable sector.
Our partnerships with the University of Juba and Dr. John Garang Memorial University of Science and Technology are at the core of our work, with learning farms established at both universities.
See our project history.

View Our 2024 Results

Group of male and female farmers making leaf pots.

Current & Recent Projects

EWS-KT supporting SNV on identifying and applying good organic manure options in Juba, South Sudan.

Horticulture Value Chain Capacity Building in South Sudan

Providing training in climate-smart vegetable production to extension officers and community agriculture facilitators in Juba, Torit, and Yambio counties

Project Partner: SNV South Sudan – CDRD Project

Agricultural extension specialists learn about pH testing in the field during a training of trainers in Bor, South Sudan.

Accelerating Food Systems Resilience in South Sudan

Building the capacity of sector professionals and agro-input dealers to better support smallholder farmers in South Sudan

Project Partners: Netherlands Enterprise Agency, ZOA Dorcas South Sudan, Wageningen University & Research, University of Juba, and ISSD Uganda

Agricultural extension specialists participate in a practical training on pest and disease identification and management in Juba, South Sudan.

Improving Food Security and Incomes in West Nile and South Sudan

Training strategic stakeholders in South Sudan on best practices for vegetable cultivation

Project Partner: AGFUND

News & Stories

South Sudanese student and farmer Gloria Hibba Juma holds leaf pots she has made.

Cultivating a Greener Future: Gloria’s Seedling Transformation

Visitors to the learning farm at the University of Juba, South Sudan, study a large poster on insect vectors of plant viruses.

Hands-on Learning in South Sudan

Group of people during a training, gathered around seedlings growing in a mulched raised bed.

Article by SeedNL

Accelerating Food Systems Resilience in South Sudan (AFSRiSS)

Agricultural extension specialists pose for a group picture during a training of trainers in Bor, South Sudan.

Building Trainers’ Capacity in South Sudan

Betty Wairimu and fellow farmers make leaf pots for seedling production at a training held at her farm.

Advancing Vegetable Production in South Sudan

A woman harvests okra at the learning farm in Bor, South Sudan.

Partner Update: Dr. John Garang Memorial University of Science and Technology

EWS-KT Technical Field Officer Alex Odongo holds a seedling tray as he teaches students at the University of Juba learn about different techniques for growing seedlings.

Partner Update: University of Juba

Dr. John Garang University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Abraham Matoc Dhal, shakes hands with EWS-KT Uganda Knowledge Transfer Manager Joshua Mwanguhya as the acting Dean of the College of Agriculture, Associate Professor Majok Ayuen Kok, looks on.

New Partnership with Dr. John Garang University in South Sudan

young farmer at University of Juba learning farm

Sharing Knowledge on South Sudan

Visitors to the learning farm at University of Juba.

From West Nile to South Sudan

Activities in South Sudan

Male farmers forming leaf pots for seedling production in the Juba area.

Farmers forming leaf pots during a training in seedling production in the Juba area

Students at University of Juba stand in a circle during a class at the learning farm.

University of Juba students attending a class at the learning farm

Male farmers plant tomato seeds in leaf pots during a practical training in seedling production in the Juba area.

Planting seeds during a practical training in the Juba area

Betty Wairimu and fellow farmers plant seeds in a protected seedling house at her farm.

Farmers participating in a seedling production training in the Juba area

Visitors tour the University of Juba learning farm during the November 2023 Field Day.

Visitors touring the University of Juba learning farm during a Field Day

Attendees at the November 2023 Field Day at the University of Juba learning farm learn about seedling production.

Attendees at a Field Day at the University of Juba learning about seedling production

Two women watering onions at the learning farm on the Dr. John Garang University campus.

Watering onions at the learning farm on the Dr. John Garang University campus

Trellising at the Dr. John Garang University learning farm.

Trellising at the Dr. John Garang University learning farm

Agro-input dealers and farmers participate in practical training on tomato production at the University of Juba learning farm.

Agro-input dealers and farmers participating in a training on tomato production at the University of Juba learning farm

Agro-input dealers and farmers participate in practical training on cabbage production at the University of Juba learning farm.

Agro-input dealers and farmers participating in practical training on cabbage production at the University of Juba learning farm

Several people maintaining the crops at the Dr. John Garang University learning farm.

Maintaining the crops at the Dr. John Garang University learning farm

A female home gardener tends her onions in the Bor area.

A home gardener tending her onions in the Bor area

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Partners

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