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1 Executive summary of the action The Agricultural Marketing and Transformation Investment
Programme (AMTIP) is a component of the European Commission funded broader Zonal Effort for
Agricultural Transformation - Bahr-elGhazal Agricultural Development (ZEAT-BEAD). It is also part of the
GIZ Food Security and Development of Agricultural Markets (FSDAM) Programme in South Sudan,
funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). AMTIP is
implementing activities based on the existing laws and legal framework which exist at state level in the
Greater Bahr el Ghazal region. Nevertheless, the existing laws are not comprehensive and there is a
need to improve and further develop the legal and administrative framework for Public-Private-
Partnerships (PPPs) at the state level in South Sudan. To this end, it has been agreed to carry out a study
aiming to Assist the partner in the formulation of decrees, bylaws or any other text to legally establish
and process PPPs . Tender documents for the rehabilitation of the slaughterhouses in Aweil and Kuajok
are ready for advertisement. An agreement on the upgrading and completion of an unused
slaughterhouse in Rumbek was reached. Draft Bills of Quantity (BoQs) and drawings for the
slaughterhouse construction in Wau and upgrading in Rumbek were produced. A financial and economic
analysis of the slaughterhouse in Rumbek and the proposed agricultural warehouse in Kangi were
undertaken. Generally, AMTIP activities were progressing well, with most activities implemented
according to schedule. However, the insecurity in the area of Operation, which started in June 2016, has
delayed or jeopardized a number of planned activities. It remains unclear how the political and security
Situation will develop from August 2016 onwards.