Understanding the livestock economy in South Sudan

A study commissioned by the East Africa Research Fund of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office was conducted in 2020–21 in South Sudan to help inform investment choices in the livestock sector. The study was structured around three themes: i) the importance of livestock to livelihoods and how this has changed over time; ii) the state of livestock markets and how they are changing/ evolving; and iii) future prospects for the livestock economy and how these are expected to change. The investigations were made in four agropastoral and one pastoral livelihood zone. The study report brings numerous recommendations for future investments in the livestock sector as well as in alternative livelihoods in the non-livestock sector in South Sudan.

The outputs of the study include:

• 44-page field study report “Understanding the livestock economy in South Sudan: field study findings”

• 4-page briefing paper “Understanding the livestock economy in South Sudan”

• 8-page discussion paper “Strengthening South Sudan’s livestock sector”

• 8-page discussion paper “Food and nutrition matters”

• 8-page discussion paper “South Sudan’s lost decade”

Posted on 26 April 2021 in News