Transforming Agriculture in South Sudan - From Humanitarian Aid to a Development Oriented Growth Path - Country Investment Highlights 14

Jul 19, 2026

Country Investment Highlights No. 14 presents a strategy for reshaping South Sudan’s agricultural sector from short-term humanitarian support toward a development-oriented growth path. Authored by FAO and World Bank contributors, the report frames investment priorities and institutional enablers, outlines value-chain perspectives across crops, livestock, and fisheries, and addresses agribusiness enabling conditions. It also highlights policy frameworks and the CAMP investment framework to guide coordinated action, funding, and market and finance improvements.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages187

Reading Time7 h 51 min

Executive summary

Introduction

Chapter 1 Developing agriculture in South Sudan: building blocks and bottlenecks

Existing agricultural value chains

Agribusiness enabling environment

Policy frameworks relevant for agriculture development, food security and nutrition

CAMP – South Sudan's Investment Framework

Public Disc losure Authorized TRANSFORMING AGRICULTURE IN SOUTH SUDAN Disclosure FROM HUMANITARIAN AID TOA DEVELOPMENT ORIENTED GROWTH PATH Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Public FAO INVESTMENT CENTRE COUNTRY INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS ©FAO/Albert Gonzales Farran Country Investment Highlights Number 14 TRANSFORMING AGRICULTURE IN SOUTH SUDAN FROM HUMANITARIAN AID TOA DEVELOPMENT ORIENTED GROWTH PATH Paavo Eliste, WORLD BANK Vanina Forget, WORLD BANK Benoist Veillerette FAO Ann-Kristin Rothe, FAO Youssouf Camara, WORLD BANK Yamina Cherrou, CONSULTANT Edward Ugo, CONSULTANT Samuel Deng, CONSULTANT This work is a co-publication of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and The World Bank Rome, 2022 Required citation: Eliste, P., Forget, V., Veillerette, B., Rothe, A.-K., Camara, Y., Cherrou, Y., Ugo, E. and Deng, S. 2022. Transforming agriculture in South Sudan – From humanitarian aid to a development oriented growth path. Rome. FAO and The World Bank. [https://doi.org/10.4060/cc1048en](https://doi.org/10.4060/cc1048en) The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) or The World Bank concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO or The World Bank in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. All the maps contained in this publication conform to UN geospatial map of South Sudan 4450. Cited July 2022. [https://www.un.org/geospatial/content/south-sudan-1](https://www.un.org/geospatial/content/south-sudan-1) The views expressed in this information product are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of FAO or those of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, orthe governments they represent. ISBN 978-92-5-136664-6 [FAO]© FAO and The World Bank, 2022 Some rights reserved. This work is made available under the Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO licence (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO; [https://creativecommons.org/](https://creativecommons.org/)[ ](https://creativecommons.org/)[licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/legalcode](licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/legalcode)) . Under the terms of this licence, this work may be copied, redistributed and adapted for noncommercial purposes, provided that the work is appropriately cited. In any use of this work, there should be no suggestion that FAO or The World Bank endorse any specific organization, products or services. The use of the FAO and The World Bank logos is not permitted. If the work is adapted, then it must be licensed under the same or equivalent Creative Commons license. If a translation of this work is created, it must include the following disclaimer along with the required citation: “This translation was not created by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) or by The World Bank. Neither FAO nor the World Bank are responsible for the content or accuracy of this translation. The original English edition shall be the authoritative edition.” Disputes arising under the licence that cannot be settled amicably will be resolved by mediation and arbitration as described in Article 8 of the licence except as otherwise provided herein. The applicable mediation rules will be the mediation rules of the World Intellectual Property Organization [http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/mediation/rules and any arbitration will be in accordance with the](http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/mediation/rules and any arbitration will be in accordance with the)[ ](http://www.wipo

FAQs

What is the main focus of Country Investment Highlights No. 14 on South Sudan’s agriculture?

It focuses on transforming agricultural development by moving from humanitarian aid toward a development-oriented growth path through investment priorities and enabling conditions.

Which agricultural value-chain areas does the report cover?

It covers crop value chains, livestock value chains, and fishery value chains.

What policy and investment framework elements are highlighted for agriculture development?

The report highlights policy frameworks relevant to agriculture development, food security and nutrition, including the CAMP – South Sudan's Investment Framework.

Jul 19, 2026

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