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5 Case Study: Food Security in South Sudan
5 Case Study: Food Security in South Sudan
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Over half the population lives on less than a dollar a day, government services are extremely limited, half the population lacks clean, potable water, and a third lacks access to health care. Furthermore, histories of ethnic grievance coupled with meddling by political elites at the national and regional levels have caused local disagreements between communities over land use, land ownership, and resources to escalate into violent conflict.
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With the exception of about 300 kilometers of paved roadway linking Juba to Nimule, transport occurs on gravel roadways that are inaccessible during the wet season (from approximately late April to early November)
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Because little economic benefit accrues to early adopters, little incentive exists for investments in technologies to enhance farmer productivity. Conflict disrupts the already meager food production by destroying scarce farm capital, driving farmers from their land, and disrupting transportation networks.
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Agreements were later signed to release the oil, but inflation and high food prices increased food insecurity. Higher agricultural productivity, improved resilience against various shocks, increased transportation capacity, expanded access to land, 3 According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, "food utilization" is "the way the body makes the most of various nutrients in the food" and is thus related to an individual's nutritional status.
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The high rate of poverty in South Sudan limits food utilization, resulting in malnutrition, which has negative impacts not only on personal health but on the growth and development of a country because it stifles productivity for entire economic sectors. More nutritional knowledge, greater access to potable water, and better overall health would help improve food utilization, McRae said.
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Among the challenges identified, in addition to those mentioned by earlier speakers, were vested interests, the conflict between immediate and long-term needs, the newness of the government, weak infrastructure, and corruption at various levels. Finally, the group discussed what one would need to know in order to decide between different options for agricultural development such as simple subsistence agriculture, highly centralized farming, or market-focused production.
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