ndependence for the South will unleash its vast untapped potential. Apart from having some of the largest oil reserves in Africa outside Nigeria and Angola, Southern Sudan has the capacity to feed most of the region.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says 90 per cent of the land in Southern Sudan is arable, representing 12 per cent of sub-Saharan Africa's total arable land. Currently, only 16 per cent of this land is under cultivation.
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Dap to Kwame Zulu Shabazz for the notice
