Food production in South Sudan has increased by more than 35% between 2011 and 2012, according to report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP).
The increase can be attributed to factors such as good rains, improved cultivation practices and expanded area under cultivation.
The report, however, noted that the food security remains a major concern, with 40% of the South Sudan's population - or one million people - likely to have trouble getting enough to eat this year.
WPF country director Chris Nikoi said that South Sudan has tremendous agricultural potential, and the improved harvest estimate is good news, but the country's overall food security situation remains very precarious.
South Sudan is currently estimated to have a cereal gap of 371,000 metric tons. While commercial imports will fill in part of the gap, emergency food aid will still be required due to high food prices and poor commercial supply.
The WFP plans to provide 224,000 tons of food and nutrition assistance to about 2.8 million vulnerable people.
