YEDA Agriculture Projects

Community leaders from Wotogo, Mugwo, Yei, and Lasu Payams planning to start the projects. Meeting Chaired by the Chairman of YEDA BOD and County A/Commissioner for Agriculture – Yei Town

YEDA participating in a Food Security meeting held in Yei organized by GOSS Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - June 18, 2009

YEDA Administrative Secretary participating in a Food Security meeting held in Yei organized by GOSS Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - June 18, 2009

Group photo after the Food Security Meeting held in Yei – June 18, 2009

Project 1 - Poultry for Women

Project Site

Yei Payam: Yei Town

Beginning construction of Poultry

The Poultry building half way through

Inside view of the poultry while still working on it

Window and doors ready to be installed

Doors and window installed

Poultry back view

Poultry front view

Project 2 - Nurseries For Vegetables

Project Site

Yei Payam: Lutaya, Yang Konye, Giru

Lasu Payam: Lasu

Wotogo Payam: Ombasi, Mongo, Morisak

Mugwo Payam: Longamere

Seeds: Eggplants, Carrots, Okra, Kale (Borecole), Watermelon, Cabbage, Collard Greens, etc.being purchased – Arua, Uganda.

A healthy growing Okra - Lutaya Village.

Pest affected Eggplant inspected by the County

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry (Edmond T. Gogo) – Yang Konye Village.

Farmers and the Chief of the village Beneya Debu second male from left in cleared field - Mongo Village

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry crossing Yei River (Yei Kare)

from the Nursery site - Mongo Village

Farmer working on Onions & Tomatoes nursery beds - Morisak Village

Farmers at work watering nursery beds - Morisak Village

Men of vision planting Onions - Lutaya Village

Women checking on their transplanted Onions - Yang Konye Village

A healthy growing Tomatoes - Giru Village.

Tomatoes Nursery bed - Ombasi Village

Cabbage and Tomatoes Nursery bed – Mongo Village

Eggplants and Cabbage (Cabbages ready for transplant) – Mugwo Village

Tomatoes and Onion Nursery - Ombasi Village

Onions and tomatoes Nursery - Mongo Village

Onions Nursery - Yang Konye Village

Onions, Cabbage and Eggplants beds – Yang Konye Village

Cabbages under Nursery bed – Lasu Village

Transplanted Tomatoes - Lutaya Village

Cabbage - Lutaya Village

Eggplants and Onions. Standing behind is the Chief of the village– Yang Konye Village

Transplanted Eggplants - Lutaya Village

Onions, Cabbage and Tomatoes affected by the climatic condition - Mugwo Village

Onions ready for harvesting – Lutaya Village

Onions ready for harvesting – Lutaya Village

Onions being harvested – Lutaya Village

Okra ready for harvesting – Lutaya Village

Eggplants Nursery – Giru Village

Tomatoes at a Nursery ready for transplant – Lasu Village

Tomatoes and Cabbage Nurseries at the end of May – Lasu Village

Tomatoes at a Nursery ready for transplant – Lasu Village

Do you want to help?

These are community driven projects supported by individual Yei community members in Diaspora and at home. You can become an agent of change by making your contribution to support these projects. They say a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step and you can be that first step.

YEDA is currently supporting 23 farmer groups. With your help we can support more groups and rid our selves from hunger and reclaim our status as being the bread basket of Southern Sudan.

For more information on how to become a member or support our community efforts, contact::

• Robert Simbe @ rsimbe@yahoo.com

• Justin Lokoko @ yedauganda@yahoo.com

• Fredrick Ade @ yedasudan@yahoo.com