AIRD South Sudan has constructed a 10×12 meter greenhouse at Doro Refugee Camp in Maban County, Upper Nile State, marking the first-ever greenhouse of its kind in the county.

This milestone forms part of the livelihood support project for refugees and host communities, aimed at boosting agricultural skills, improving seed multiplication, and increasing crop productivity and yields.

The greenhouse will also serve as a vital resource for Maban County’s agricultural department, functioning as a learning and training facility for agricultural extension workers.

Beyond being a production site, the facility will act as an agricultural demonstration center. Selected refugees and host community members will be trained as trainers and community agricultural extension workers, enabling them to pass on skills that promote commercial crop production with higher yields.

This initiative is expected to bring both nutritional benefits and economic opportunities, supplementing food rations distributed in the camps while encouraging self-reliance. School-going children and students will also gain from the greenhouse, using it as a practical agricultural laboratory to learn about modern farming practices.

The greenhouse project is set to benefit more than 99,878 refugees in Doro Refugee Camp and 54,263 host community members in Maban County (UNHCR 2024 report).

Funded by UNHCR, this initiative is not only a step toward sustainable food production but also a foundation for building resilience and skills among both refugees and host communities in Maban.