Food and Agriculture Organization or FAO head of Mission in South Sudan appealed to communities to take the risk of planting amidst political crisis and prolonged dry season to avoid famine in the country.
Sue Lautze told journalists on Wednesday in Juba that the only hope of surviving the looming threat of famine would be hard work to preserve assets and engagement in economic activities including fishing and farming.
She observed that if the planting risk would be taken seriously, the humanitarian situation would not be hopeless.
Ms Lautze said there would be no excuse for famine in the world due to failure of governments and humanitarian agencies.
She added that it would be a very sad tragic event to witness famine in South Sudan.
Ms Lautze lamented that the declaration of one million people in emergency was a huge hunger alarm to humanitarian workers.
The official said seven million people in South Sudan are at risk of food insecurity with 92 percent in Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile States.