 Reviving Markets And Market-Linked Agriculture In South Sudan: Jobs, Recovery, And Peacebuilding In Urban South Sudan – Technical Report III 2020Jan Von Der Goltz, Mira Saidi, Augustino Ting Mayai and Melissa Williams No 32506913, Jobs Group Papers, Notes, and Guides from The World Bank 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. Keywords: market trader; Agriculture; agricultural product; market activity; farmer; value chain; market stall; qualitative data collection; agricultural production; burden of disease; cost of transport; price of rice; rural access road; number of workers; loss of asset; signs of recovery; loss of consumer; labor market outcome; source of income; share of revenue; decline in revenue; loss of revenue; rate of hire; put pressure; access to finance; number of jobs; take time; places of business; low purchasing power; privileges and immunity; movement of good; abandoned farm; vegetable and fruit; production and export; degree of diversification; Agricultural Value Chain; competition from imports; source of employment; employer having; local food production; source income; access to fund; income generating activity; source of food; cash transfer program; lack of demand; data collection effort; demand for good; civil service salary; urban household; market demand (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:wbk:jbsgrp:32506913 Access Statistics for this paper More papers in Jobs Group Papers, Notes, and Guides from The World Bank 1818 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20433. Contact information at EDIRC. |
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