Publication: Reviving Markets and Market-Linked Agriculture in South Sudan: Jobs, Recovery, and Peacebuilding in Urban South Sudan - Technical Report III
Date
2020-10-21
ISSN
Published
2020-10-21
Author(s)
Von Der Goltz, Jan
Saidi, Mira
Mayai, Augustino Ting
Williams, Melissa
Abstract
This study assesses the state of markets
and of jobs in market-linked agriculture in the towns of
South Sudan. It is based on a 2019 market trader survey end
extensive qualitative work. Agriculture provides most urban
livelihoods, and there is high potential for raising
production. However, insecurity has disrupted all elements
of agricultural markets, from production to the
transformation of produce, trade networks, and demand.
Market activity is recovering, but food system value chains
are few and short. While most market activities are
small-time and profits slim, most traders rely on their
activities for most of their household’s income, and many
provide jobs for hired helpers. Local products face
competition from imports as insecurity makes it difficult
for aggregators to operate. A lack of funds, bad and
dangerous roads, low demand, and inflation are the most
prominent obstacles to business in the markets. The study is
one of a set of four reports assessing different aspects of
jobs in urban South Sudan in order to formulate policy for recovery.
Citation
“Von Der Goltz, Jan; Saidi, Mira; Mayai, Augustino Ting; Williams, Melissa. 2020. Reviving Markets and Market-Linked Agriculture in South Sudan: Jobs, Recovery, and Peacebuilding in Urban South Sudan - Technical Report III. Jobs Working Paper;No. 52. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34665 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”