{"version":"1","article":{"id":"south-sudan-read-rural-enterprises","slug":"south-sudan-read-rural-enterprises","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/south-sudan-read-rural-enterprises","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-read-rural-enterprises?lang=en","title":"South Sudan READ programme supports rural enterprises across six counties","summary":"The seven-year government, UNDP and IFAD-backed project targets 27,511 households and focuses on producer groups, cooperatives and market access.","category":"agriculture","region":"world","topics":["food"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T23:57:14+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T23:57:14+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-30","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"UNDP South Sudan","url":"https://www.undp.org/south-sudan/blog/strengthening-rural-enterprises-undp-ifad-cbss-and-government-south-sudan","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","publishedAt":"2026-09-30"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/south-sudan-read-rural-enterprises","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-read-rural-enterprises?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/south-sudan-read-rural-enterprises","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-read-rural-enterprises?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/south-sudan-read-rural-enterprises","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-read-rural-enterprises?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/south-sudan-read-rural-enterprises","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-read-rural-enterprises?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/south-sudan-read-rural-enterprises","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-read-rural-enterprises?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["South Sudan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, UNDP and Cooperative Bank of South Sudan implement the Rural Enterprises for Agricultural Development (READ) project with support from IFAD and GAFSP. A 30 September UNDP article says the seven-year programme covers 27,511 households and 162,315 farmers, producers and entrepreneurs across six counties.","The project focuses on productivity, market and finance access, enterprise capacity and resilience. UNDP reports that 466 rural producer organisations have been profiled, while 1,408 members and 131 leaders received governance training. These are programme activity and coverage figures, not a national measure of agricultural output."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The seven-year government, UNDP and IFAD-backed project targets 27,511 households and focuses on producer groups, cooperatives and market access.\n\nSouth Sudan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, UNDP and Cooperative Bank of South Sudan implement the Rural Enterprises for Agricultural Development (READ) project with support from IFAD and GAFSP. A 30 September UNDP article says the seven-year programme covers 27,511 households and 162,315 farmers, producers and entrepreneurs across six counties.\n\nThe project focuses on productivity, market and finance access, enterprise capacity and resilience. UNDP reports that 466 rural producer organisations have been profiled, while 1,408 members and 131 leaders received governance training. These are programme activity and coverage figures, not a national measure of agricultural output.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"agriculture","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic agricultural landscape with wheat, olive trees and irrigation channels.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"agriculture","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic agricultural landscape with wheat, olive trees and irrigation channels.","language":"en"}}}