About 300 farmers in Torit town have received several farm tools on Tuesday.
According to Radio Emmanuel, the items UN Food and Agricultural Organizations or FAO distributed include aprons, overalls, gumboots, bicycles and motorized pumps among others.
Torit State Minister of Agriculture Clement Laku Chichim advises cultivators to make good use of the tools by producing enough food to fight hunger in the state.
He calls on citizens to prioritize agriculture as the backbone of the country.
FAO Torit Field Officer, Ivu Charles Kenyi says the tools are meant to boost agricultural production in the state.
The speakers were talking during the distribution of agricultural tools at Torit State Cooperative Society compound on Tuesday.