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bigger market which is in Juba. And in ten acres
we will be supplying not less than ten metric
tones of bananas every month. That is already an
impeding challenge that we are really seeing,” he
said. Cassava is another crop that is getting ready
for sale. He said: “We already have 15 acres of
cassava which will be ready for the market by
June and July this year. From June, July, August,
and September, there are heavy rains. And unless
something is done on the road then that will
mean that we will not be able to sell that cassava
to the bigger market which is Juba.” “We are also
anticipating increase in livestock especially goats
which will also require a bigger market which is in
Juba, so there we will also have that as a challenge.
So when we extend the poultry, we will also need
a bigger market which is also in Juba and that also
means the road conditions will not allow us to sell
our produce outside the county,” he said.
Tabuley looks for better improvements on
earnings from the farm to change his monthly
or annual earning though he has not yet started
reaping big profits.
“It has not yet changed my income because we
have not yet gone to many sales. But now incomes
from the farm produce are now managing its cost. TOP: The Eucalyptus Grandis species in Porongo Mixed Farm in Kajo-Keji County.
In 2013 the farm will be generating more than its BELOW: The deplorable road network between Kajo-Keji and Juba poses a serious challenge in
cost of operation. My projections are that we transporting Porongo Mixed Farm products to Juba and other towns during the rainy season.
will have broken even – recoup the money that [Gurtong | Waakhe Simon Wudu]
is invested in the farm,” said Tabuley.
Appeal
“I would like to appeal to others to join to this
kind of crusade. It’s so shameful that a country
that has potential of producing food imports
food from abroad. Any country or community
which is not food secure is a vulnerable society,”
urged Tabuley.
Other challenges he pointed out include;
inadequate water, inadequate inputs such as
machineries, chemicals and medicines.
He has called for immediate intervention on
the challenges ahead of the agricultural season
if South Sudan is to have a sustainable food
security.

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