Minister of Livestock and Fisheries says the ministry will draft a law to regulate the National Agriculture and Livestock Extension Policy.
James Janka Duku says when the ministry empowers farmers it will boost production and the economy of South Sudan, Radio Bakhita reports.
UN Food and Agriculture Organization representative, Serge Tissot says the policy will attract more actors from public and private sectors to improve the country’s economy.
Earlier, UN agencies and other nongovernmental organizations warned that more than a half of the country’s population is food insecure.