Yei Green Home Agriculture Program YGHAP

In an effort to addressing the challenge of limited access to quality seeds and tools by most farmers, today 24/05/2022 together with our partner UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency concluded distribution of tested and certified Maize and Groundnuts including some tools to most of our farmers in Yei. This is particularly to complement their available agro-inputs to enhance timely and increased production.

Crop pest and field scouting is an essential aspect of agriculture extension service. It helps identify potential crops' challenges and provide possibility for further diagnosis and eventually remedy. Today 12th May 2022, our Program Manager conducted a farm field visit to one of our farmers in Yei where he was able to establish some challenges including crop pest infestation ( Fall Army worm), crop destruction by termites, and others. It was such an interesting experience. Possible remedies were provided to the farmer. We are grateful, some of our farmers has absolutely huge passion for agriculture and they are doing incredibly good.
We remain thankful to our partner for the continued support. Realizing food security is possible if there's relative peace for free to and from farmlands.

As the rain season continue to intensify, we remain committed to taking advantage of this. Our team (Tractor operator and Extension Officer) on their way to our operations location to conduct land tillage for our farmers under the Farm Mechanization Component. There is absolutely huge potential in the Agriculture Sector BUT stable PEACE and PROPER RESOURCE UTILIZATION remain a pre-requisite . We are grateful to our partner , and the .

Today, 30th. March 2022 -(YGHAP) is obliged and honored to receive a high level visit constituting of 's Deputy Country Representative, South Sudan , 's Head of Office Yei, and accompanying delegation. The visit was to assess how much the Community Farm Mechanization project has gone and impacted on the lives of selected farmers in Yei. The project is implemented by . The project has directly impacted more than 100 farmers, and continue to reach out to farmers for much more impact. We are also grateful to our partner and the Yei County Government for the support and enabling environment. sincerely thank for the continuous support.

The media particularly FM radio stations play a vital role in the agriculture sector. It help communicate much needed agriculture messages to farmers both in the urban and rural areas. Today, 18th March 2022, our Program Manager had a fruitful interview with one of Spirit' FM broadcast journalist. In the interview our Program Manager spoke about;
1. Need for farmers to continue preparing their farmlands particularly those their farmlands are cultivated through Yei Green Home Agriculture Program's Community Farm Mechanization component as the first rain season approaches,
2: secondly farmers should commit themselves to soliciting and preserving their own good quality seeds,
3: lastly the role of development partners and government in boosting the Agriculture Sector. The sector, is South Sudan's second largest revenue generator. Therefore there is urgent need to invest in it.

We are particularly obliged to our vibrant and resilient farmers in Yei. Today, 02th January 2022 our Program Manager paid a field monitoring visit to establish the progress made. We are grateful that, intensive land ploughing continued to be at the peak. It was an awesome experience interacting with dedicated, resilient and results driven farmers in Yei. The capacity and capability in them is one thing that has inspired me alot. They have shown pure commitment towards the program adding that, for long, Mechanization has been their dream though they have been trying using hired services, but the approach employed by Yei Green Home Agriculture Program has proven convenient, farmer centeredness and friendly. It is surely a huge boost to the Agriculture Sector in Yei.
Out of love, they couldn't wait to share with our Program Manager their organically produced watermelons.

Many thanks goes to our partner and Yei River County Government.

We are glad, on 26th Jan 2022 we established 5 coffee nursery beds that are expected to produce over 10,000 coffee seedlings for farmers in Yei. This is a sustainable move to enhancing farmers capacity and Livelihood. We are grateful to Mogga Moses Ezibon for all the support. We look forward to continuing with the partnership.

A journey of making "Farming Attractive". Access to tractor services by farmers in addition to security remain key ingredients for agriculture stabilization and sustainable Livelihood. Farmers in Yei have expressed their joy for the initiation of Community Farm Mechanization Program aimed at boosting agriculture production and productivity in Yei. We are obliged to for the support.

So far so good. It can be possible only when we act and make it possible.
We have embarked on a transformative journey of making the most neglected sector (Agriculture) look attractive. It is possible. It is achievable. Immense thanks goes to our dedicated team. They are surely passionate.

We have embarked on a purposeful journey of making the lagging sector (Agriculture Sector) both in Yei and South Sudan to look attractive and rewarding. The reason why the Agriculture sector lagged behind particularly in most parts of South Sudan, is because very little emphasis and focus is put in it. The sector suffered from structural and societal neglect, it is being viewed as something for the weak, elderly, less educated and above all, viewed as one for the poor. Time has come for us to break down these myths and deliberate negligence.

Yei Green Home Agriculture Program with support from is previlleged to be in this noble pursuit. We are also grateful to the government of for the support and the enabling environment.

We are exceedingly grateful for the commitment and dedication of our able staff, their expertise is most commended in this regard.

Together we can make it.

Remember, Food Security is Human Security.

We are greatly excited , our farm mechanization program aimed at intensifying farmers' acreage that will help increase food production in Yei. The program is planned to impact o an estimated number of 500 direct beneficiaries and with projection of 500 acres for first season 2022.

We thank our farmers for their cooperation in ensuring that the preliminary land clearing processes are done in time, many thanks for the great support and the government of Yei River County for providing us the enabling environment.

Food Security is Human Security.