Food security for all

PREAMBLE

FAO is pleased to present its Country Programme Framework (CPF) for the Republic of South Sudan (RSS) for the period 2013–2017. This CPF constitutes an integrated, multi-sectoral, recovery and development programme for food and nutrition security in South Sudan. FAO is committed to bringing the best of its technical expertise to enhance livelihood resilience, promote rural development and work for a hunger-free South Sudan. FAO shares a common vision with its principal counterparts, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Cooperatives and Rural Development and the Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries: food security for all. FAO will work with many significant players that make valuable contributions to food and agricultural development in South Sudan, the region and globally in order to realize our mutual ambition.

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   Supporting putting in place an enabling environment for sustainable agricultural development
   
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   Sustainable production and productivity for food security
   
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   Enhancing market opportunities for rural communities
   
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   Building resilience for food security
   

During the implementation of the CPF, feedback on the progress of the various activities is crucial in order to build confidence and transparency with beneficiaries and other stakeholders through various avenues that will provide opportunities for dialogue.

A working group will be set up to oversee monitoring and evaluation and will comprise M&E officers from FAO and Government, chaired by FAO. It is also important to include independent personnel especially from the development partners during M&E.
The estimated budget for the implementation of the CPF is about USD xxxx million. This will be funded through financial contributions from FAO’s Technical Cooperation, development partners, technical partners and in-kind¹ contributions by the Government of the Republic of South Sudan.

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Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Head of Office

Cooperative and Rural Development Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

CPF Priority Areas and Outcomes

Priorities	Outcome	Outputs	Activities	Indicators, baselines, targets Indicators
Enabling Environment	Enabling environment for the promotion of food and nutrition security effectively enhanced	Capacities for food security policy implementation enhanced	Capacity development of government officials at state and national levels
		Food and nutrition policies finalized Conventions and international/regional agreements ratified	National policy dialogue Revision of the nutrition policy
		Institutions governing food, nutrition and agriculture strengthened	Producer advocacy organization, e.g., farmers union, Pastoralist unions Relevant State ministries Directorates FAO state-level coordination infrastructure
		Quality of food security information for decision making improved	Integrated WFP-FAO strategy on FNS info systems National agriculture census Disaggregated agriculture statistics data collection Capacity development for food security assessments and analysis
		Economic privileges for producer associations established (tax policies, lending rates, etc.) Rural finance strategy established
		Institutional development and capacity building facilitate an enabling environment for the management of the livestock sector	Support the development of infrastructure (structures, systems and resources) Develop comprehensive yet acceptable policy, legislative frameworks and regulatory systems Develop human resources through training needs analysis, development and implementation Upgrade human resources (governments private sector and communities) in numbers and quality to carry out their functions adequately. Support the public sector in posting and retain in service
Productivity and Production	Sustainable agriculture production and productivity increased Sustainable livestock production and productivity increased Sustainable fisheries production and productivity increased	Agriculture, fisheries and livestock extension systems expanded	CAHWs and Stockpersons skills training Institutionalize and conduct Farmer Field Schools Agricultural extension staff training	Yields increase xx%
		Post harvest losses and waste reduced	Promote application of innovations in on-farm and community storage
		Access to improved and quality inputs enhanced	Private veterinarian pharmacies promoted
		Livestock assets protected and enhanced strengthen rural livelihoods (Improved delivery of veterinary services)	Support the development and implementation of policy measures, legislative frameworks and standard operating procedures Support to the establishment of a credible and cost-effective systems for disease investigation, animal health surveillance and reporting Support to the establishment of adequate level of emergency preparedness, early warning, early detection and emergency response Design appropriate methodology and support the implementation of a National livestock census Support the development of appropriate knowledge Management and Information Exchange/ networking (Livestock and meat market information systems, records management systems, disease records, traceability system, market intelligence etc.). Enhance operative links of the private sector to the central public veterinary service Support the capacity of the regulatory authorities (boards) to formulate and enforce policy guidelines, regulations and minimum standards Establish linkage between private and public sector and support strategic planning for the establishment of a network of Veterinary pharmacies Support the Ministry of Animal resources and Fisheries at National and State level, in design and implement appropriate and sustainable deployment schemes
		Labor shortages reduced	Animal traction/power promoted
		Fish farming improved	Training of fish farmers on preservation, processing, and transportation handling	Increase in fish production by 50%
Marketing and Agro-Processing	Rural incomes increased Competitiveness enhanced Infrastructure strengthened	Cooperatives (and other member controlled businesses) expanded Farmer organizations expanded Rural financial services established Livestock marketing routes Market infrastructure and value chains developed	Inclusive financial services that support both men and women Agricultural and business development services including ICT for both men and women Multiplication of economic associations that involve men and women Market-led skills and vocational training services for youth, women, farmers, pastoralists and rural businesses Strategic Grain Reserve
		Enhanced and diversified market opportunities for livestock and livestock products increases household incomes and investments	Support to infrastructure and systems development Fodder development Milk sector development Poultry sector development Peri-urban and urban animal production development Alternative livelihoods and/or income generation activities
Resilience and Social Protection	Community-based natural resource management strengthened Crisis risks reduced Crisis effectively managed Sustainable natural resource management supports improved livestock production (Sustainable conservation and utilization of natural resources	Food chain crisis prevention/hygiene Livestock breed improvement and conservation Animal feeding programme Pro-pastoral policies Natural resources management Land and Water management
	Disaster Management planning supports response to livestock emergencies (Response to emergencies)