President Kiir guarantees to provide agriculture first precedence in 2025 – Sudans Submit

JUBA-President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, pledged on Tuesday to provide agriculture prime precedence in an effort to enhance the nation’s meals safety.

In his speech on the New Year’s message, President Kiir instructed the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to help farmers nationwide as a way to enhance yields.

“In the year 2025, the government will prioritize agriculture to enhance our food security. I am therefore directing that the Ministry of Agriculture double its efforts to support farmers across the country to improve yields,” President Kiir stated on Tuesday.

Kiir directed the Ministry of Roads and Bridges to rehabilitate and assemble roads resulting in Western Equatoria to allow farmers to entry the market.

The President requested the Ministry of Defense to take away all unlawful checkpoints alongside the roads and rivers to ensure the safety and security of vacationers.

Kiir revealed that some authorities establishments have managed to make use of the restricted sources at their disposal.

He added they’ve strengthened relationships with worldwide companions to ship providers to the individuals, regardless of the financial challenges.

“As part of improving access to electricity, the Ministry of Energy and Dams is currently implementing a $53 million project funded by a loan facility from the World Bank. The project is expected to provide 20,000 additional connections to households and businesses in Juba,” he stated.

He disclosed that two solar energy vegetation with a complete of 40 MW have already been put in at Nesitu and will likely be commissioned by the top of January 2025, including that an extra 5 MW photo voltaic plant will likely be put in in Yei city.

He stated that over 50 colleges and 40 well being amenities throughout South Sudan will likely be linked to energy, which he believed will assist to scale back electrical energy prices by 20%.

“Our development agenda cannot be realized without road access. The Ministry of Roads reported the completion of the Clement Mboror Bridge in Wau, Western Bahr El Ghazal State, as well as the completion of the Nyamlel Bridge and the Nyamlel-Gokmachar and Gokmachar-Mayom-Angok roads in Northern Bahr El Ghazal State,” he stated.

“Efforts are underway to launch the construction and upgrading to asphalt standard of the Pagak-Maiwut-Mathinag-Paloch road and the Juba-Torit-Kapoeta-Nadapal road.”