South Sudan Roadmap and National Export & Investment Strategy

Client:  International Trade Centre

April 2022

The team member at WhitePeak was engaged by the International Trade Centre (ITC), Geneva to develop a National Export and Investment Strategy (NEIS) for three selected value chains along with multiple virtual consultations and trainings. A significant amount of secondary research, academic literature, government statistics, and alternate research sources were analysed to develop a hypothesis and to provide a holistic view of South Sudan's agriculture sector. To present a comprehensive report, primary research through stakeholder consultations were also undertaken. Three value chains- Oilseeds, Natural Gum Arabic and Fruits & Vegetables were selected. Each of the five value chains was thoroughly analysed on the following areas: 

• International trends: production, trade performance, key players 
• Value Chain analysis- value chain mapping, institutional and policy support ecosystem, demand potential, current initiatives to boost the sector
• Competitive Constraints affecting the sector- supply side, business environment, market entry and development constraints 
• Strategic framework aggregating sectoral and cross-sectoral strategies, structural improvements to the value chain and a detailed Plan of Action