By James Innocent<\/p>\n
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In the face of a growing population of returnees and internally displaced persons in Yei, the county commissioner has issued a strong call for citizens to embrace agriculture as a means of ensuring food security in the region<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Over the past year, Yei has seen an influx of people returning home, putting a strain on the limited resources.<\/p>\n The economic crisis, marked by a sharp increase in the value of the US dollar against the South Sudanese pound, has also led to a surge in food prices across the country.<\/p>\n In response, many residents of Yei have already planted vegetables and cereals during the first rainy season, which lasts until May.<\/p>\n Addressing the community, Aggrey Cyrus Kanyikwa, the Yei River County commissioner, urged all citizens living in the area to engage in agricultural activities, both individually and through cooperative societies.<\/p>\n He highlighted that the county already has a few tractors available to support the farming efforts.<\/p>\n “I am calling upon everyone living in Yei to embrace agricultural production, both as individuals and in cooperative groups,” Kanyikwa said.<\/p>\n “We have a few tractors in the county, and I advise our citizens to also plant more fruit trees, which can help reduce the rate of hunger.”<\/p>\n The commissioner also appealed to the citizens to use the land appropriately by practicing agriculture, rather than selling it off indiscriminately.<\/p>\n He also formed land committees, which included local chiefs, to discuss and resolve land-use issues within the community.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Peter Lasuba, a resident of Mugwo County, called on the government to provide increased security for the returning citizens.<\/p>\n He noted that many people are coming back from refugee settlements in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following the 2016 conflicts that forced thousands to flee the country.<\/p>\n Lasuba emphasized the need for more support for farmers to boost the agricultural sector and the overall economy, despite the current challenges.<\/p>\n He believes that if all citizens are allowed to cultivate in Yei, it will help prevent widespread hunger in the region.<\/p>\n “I also advise our citizens to properly tie up their animals to ensure they don’t damage the crops,” Lasuba added, underscoring the importance of responsible livestock management.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By James Innocent In the face of a growing population of returnees and internally displaced persons in Yei, the county commissioner has issued a strong call for citizens to embrace agriculture as a means of ensuring food security in the region. Over the past year, Yei has seen an[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":26245,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[110,80,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-central-equatoria-state","category-national","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Aggrey-Cyrus-Kanyikwa-the-Yei-River-County-commissioner.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26244"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26246,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26244\/revisions\/26246"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}