📋 Tender Overview
IATI identifier 46002-P-SS-AA0-004
Country South Sudan
Sector Agriculture and Rural Development
High 5 Feed Africa
Sovereign / Non-Sovereign Sovereign
Environmental Category [2] Moderate Risk
Climate Safeguards Categorization [1] Projects may be very vulnerable to climate risk.
Gender Marker System Categorization [GEN II] Gender Outcomes
Commitment 35,000,000
Project General Description
The Bank is aiming to consolidate and scale up its current investments in the agriculture sector in South Sudan by supporting the CRAFT-1. Thus, the programme will build on the ongoing active agriculture portfolio of Bank-supported projects in South Sudan. These include Building Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security in the Horn of Africa (BREFONS), Africa Disaster Risk Financing Programme (ADRiFi); Strengthening Emergency Preparedness Response to Food Crisis (SEPAREF); South Sudan Emergency Food Production Programme (SSEFPP); Agricultural Markets, Value Addition, and Trade Development Project (AMVAT), Livelihood Support programme and Support to TVET for Value Chain Development. The project will similarly build on the existing entrepreneurship portfolio supported by the Bank.
Project Objectives
The programme development objective is increase agricultural productivity and food security, and build resilience in South Sudan. Specific objectives include to: (i) scale up climate-adaptive technologies and production systems; (ii) develop women and youth-led businesses in priority value chains, (iii) promote digital agricultural and climate advisory solutions, and (iv) build vocational, technical and enptrepreneurship skills for more job opportunities for women and youth.
Beneficiaries
Programme interventions will be concentrated in 9 counties and 32 payams (sub-counties or districts) in the following four states: Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Eastern Equatoria, Central Equatoria, and Jonglei. The selection criteria for these locations include (i) high agricultural potential in chosen value chains (ii) favourable agroecological conditions (iii) alignment with existing AfDB-supported interventions in neighbouring payams, (iv) accessibility, and (v) security condition. The expected direct beneficiaries are 567,155people consisting of producers, processors, and entrepreneurs (including women and youth), training institute staff, agricultural extension staff, and Ministry of Agriculture and food Security staff. The project will target 50% women, of which 30% will be young women between the ages 18-35 years. The remaining beneficiaries 50%will be men, of which 30% will be young men between the ages 18-35 years.
Participating Organizations
Implementing Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
Funding Transition Support Facility
Funding African Development Fund
Contact Details
Name Mekonnen Kifle LOULSEGED
Email m.loulseged@afdb.org
