Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO says it is ensuring women and girls have access to resources such as land, seeds, tools and education to gain knowledge and skills for strengthening their livelihoods in South Sudan.
Women are on the frontline of the agricultural system, providing major inputs to cultivation, processing and marketing of produce, FAO observes.
The agency says addressing inequalities and discrimination that women and girls face will end starvation in the country.
Abdal Monium Osman, FAO Head of Programmes in South Sudan says women and girls are at high risk of abuse, sexual harassment, rape and other forms of gender-based violence.
FAO is designing interventions by providing protection and empowerment.
40-year-old woman from Rumbek told FAO about harassment and inequality as part of her daily life.
A man would rather lose his wife than one of his cows, she narrates.