Sudan Institutional Capacity Programme: Food Security Information for Action (SIFSIA)
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Sudan Institutional Capacity Programme: Food Security Information for Action (SIFSIA)
Food Security Information System for South Sudan
CRAM workshop, 26 Sept, 2011RCMRD
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Republic of South Sudan
South Sudan has an area of approximately 640 000 square km,
Has a population of approx 8.5-10 million people, Has one of the lowest population density in sub-
Saharan Africa, averaging only 13.5 inhabitants per square km (FAO/WFP, 2011).
Has had civil wall for over 2 decades Stability only came in 2005 when the CPA was
signedThe country got its independence on the 9th of July
2011, It is the 54th and 193rd member of AU and UN
respectively.
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Institutional setup and crop monitoring
South Sudan is divided into 10 states (provinces)
It has a federal system where each state operates semi autonomously
Crop monitoring is mostly by remote sensing It is complemented by field surveys while capacity in the ministries is a
challenge, the FAO SIFSIA/EU funded project has provided facilities for crop monitoring in the states
Capacity building activities have been conducted in collaboration with JRC and FEWSNet
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Agricultural Season monitoring in South Sudan South Sudan experiences 2 rainy seasons Because of the war situation, climate and agronomic
data is very limited therefore, there is extensive use of remote sensing
data for crop and rangeland monitoring Remote sensing data is used through out the season This is complimented with field surveys Expert Assessment – Trained extension staff or field
technicians are often able to estimate crop production or yield by using various methods (crop condition, plant vigor, plant density, and so on) of the crop in the field.
The assessment provides mean yields for extrapolation
Mean cultivated area is used for production estimation by county and by state
Uni-modal ra
infall
Bi-modal ra
infall
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Natural Resource Information System(Land Cover Database)
the observed physical cover including the vegetation (natural or planted) and human constructions which cover the earth's surface has been done.
This was developed using Landsat and Spot imagery The land cover database was completed in 2010 Documentation of the land cover is extremely
important for crop monitoring for food security At the moment only less than 5% of the land in
South Sudan is intensively cultivated.Cropped area in South Sudan
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Agricultural Season in South Sudan in 2011
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Area (ha)Prod (tonnes)Av AreaAv Prod
Historical Cereal Production for South Sudan
Delay in rainfall onset in 2011
Average yields of sorghumFactors affecting crop yields in South Sudan
Weather (late onset, dry spells etc) Farm inputs availability Ethnic conflicts Management practices
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Cumulative figures of conflict incidences in 2011 as of 15 August, 2011
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Cereal production for 2011 in South Sudan
August Modis comparison of 2010 vs 2011
A Rapid Crop Assessment was conducted from 2 – 16 August, 2011 Crop performance is below 2010 and 2011 rainfall is also below 2010 cereal production is estimated to drop by 30 – 40 % in 2011 Extensive crop assessment, FAO/WFP will take place from 17Oct-12 Nov, 2011
Mainly livestock area
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Daily Weather Information System(Automatic Weather Stations)
climate information is critical for agric activities
The severity of a drought can only be understood with climate data analysis
RFE information is very useful for this kind of analysis
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Crop and Livestock Market Information SystemMarket information is
critical for food security.
The more the expensive the food commodities, the more communities become food insecure
This information is important for government policy decisions
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