Localised Approaches to Food Systems Transformation - LAST

About this project

Improved food security, resilience, and economic empowerment of communities in Wau and Jur River Counties, Western Bahr El Ghazal. Focus areas are Outcome 1: Smallholder productivity & climate resilience Increased. Outcome 2: Inclusive and competitive value chains, market access, private-sector engagement, and equitable income for women and youth strengthened. Outcome 3: Economic empowerment and resilience of women, youth, and communities, and financial services improved. Activities will foucs on: Seminars/trainings to smallholders that aims to increase technical capacity on CSA & post harvest management (FFS/ToT) conducted. Market driven access to climate adapted inputs & basic mechanization via coops/private suppliers increased. Cooperatives and value-chain groups for inclusive governance and collective marketing expanded. Market access, business-to-business (B2B) linkages, aggregation centres, and contractual agreements established. Participation of women- and youth-led agribusinesses in profitable and inclusive value chains, access to markets, and equitable economic benefits and leadership increased. Vocational trainings and enterprise support, women and youth on- and off-farm income opportunities heightened. Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) and linkages with Microfinance Institutions (MFIs), and access to finance and productive assets enhanced. Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA), Early Warning Systems (EWS), and local contingency planning, and community resili…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 2Zero Hunger
• 5Gender Equality
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 13Climate Action

Published by

Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation · Government

Countries

South Sudan

Sectors

Food crop production

Focus

Gender equality · Main focusEnvironment · Also contributesGood governance · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Main focus

Funded by

Norwegian Government

Implemented by

CORWADO - Consortium of Rural Women for Agribusiness Development Organization

Passes funds through

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Embassies

Published by Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 23 Mar 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NO-BRC-971277882-SSD-25/0012.

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