Jonglei State has taken a bold step toward agricultural transformation with the launch of a major farm project in Padiet Payam.
The initiative, spearheaded by Governor Dr. Riek Gai Kok on Tuesday, aligns with the state government’s vision of boosting agriculture and achieving food self-sufficiency.
The launch was attended by Kuol Manyang Juuk, Senior Advisor to the President, who presented plans for extensive farmland allocations to farmers across the state, including Padiet, Jali, and other key areas.
Juuk emphasized that the project marks the beginning of an agricultural revolution, positioning Jonglei State as South Sudan’s leading food producer and a central force in national agricultural development.
Recognizing the sector’s vast potential, Juuk highlighted strategic measures designed to promote and support farming activities, underscoring Jonglei State’s historical role as a hub of agricultural prosperity in the east.
“We recognize the enormous potential of the agricultural sector and its significant impact on the state’s development,” said Juuk, noting that well-structured policies are already in place to propel the state into a new era of agricultural advancement.
Governor Dr. Riek Gai Kok reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to transitioning from subsistence farming to mechanized agriculture through investments in both light and heavy farming machinery.
Explaining that the initiative will empower small-scale farmers and agripreneurs, Dr. Kok said the cultivation of essential crops, wheat, onions, tomatoes, maize, rice, cassava, mango, sugarcane, coffee, and bananas, on a larger scale, would strengthen food security across the state.
Determined to sustain the momentum of this transformative effort, Dr. Kok assured farmers of his government’s collaborative readiness to ensure the project’s success, emphasizing that this milestone is only the beginning, with plans already in motion to establish additional crop-growing sites.
