en-us	The coronavirus pandemic has triggered movement restrictions all over the world.  
zh-cn	新冠大流行导致世界各地采取了限制移动的措施。 

en-us	In South Sudan, FAO has had to find new ways to work in order to get much-needed seeds to farmers in time for the coming planting season.  
zh-cn	粮农组织必须找到新的工作方式，在即将到来的种植季之前，及时为南苏丹农民送去急需的种子。 

en-us	Without these seeds, farming families could face a food crisis within the global health crisis. 
zh-cn	没有这些种子，当地农户除了面临当前这场席卷全球的卫生危机之外，还有可能面临粮食危机。 

en-us	“If we miss this planting season, farming families could fall into a hunger catastrophe in a few months’ time,” says FAO Representative in South Sudan Meshack Malo, speaking from Juba. 
zh-cn	粮农组织驻南苏丹代表Meshack Malo在朱巴接受采访时说：如果我们错过此次 种植季，种植户可能会在几个月内陷入饥荒。 

en-us	FAO has an enormous challenge of distributing around 10 000 metric tons of seeds to vulnerable farmers who otherwise wouldn’t be able to plant.  
zh-cn	粮农组织面临向脆弱农民分发约1万吨种子的巨大考验，拿不到种子这些农民将无法种植。 

en-us	The huge volume of seeds – maize, sorghum, groundnuts, cowpeas and vegetables such as tomatoes and eggplants – would fill a fleet of more 300 18-wheeler lorries.   
zh-cn	包括玉米、高梁、落花生、豇豆和番茄、茄子等蔬菜在内的大量种子将载满三百多辆18轮大卡车。 

en-us	It is enough to grow around 800 000 metric tons of food to feed several hundreds of thousands of people. 
zh-cn	这些种子足以产出约80万吨粮食，养活几十万人。 

en-us	In the Equatorial States rains have already started and hopes are high for a good growing season – if the seeds can arrive on time.  
zh-cn	赤道各州已经开始降雨，如果种子能准时送达，就有望迎来茂盛的生长季。  

en-us	“We are determined to overcome the challenges that coronavirus has presented, and that means working in an agile way to find solutions to ensure farmers can plant this season,” Malo says. 
zh-cn	Malo说：我们有决心克服新冠疫情带来的挑战，因此我们要寻找灵活的解决方案，确保农民在当季完成种植。 

en-us	“We need to ensure borders and transport routes can remain open for these essential life-saving deliveries,” he says. 
zh-cn	“我们要确保各国能够为这些拯救生命的重要物资开放边境和运输路线。”他表示。 

en-us	The FAO team, in partnership with the government, sought an agreement to allow the transportation of seeds to the counties and villages where they are needed most.  
zh-cn	粮农组织与南苏丹政府合作，寻求各方许可，以便将种子运送到最需要的城市和乡村。 

en-us	By moving quickly, FAO has so far delivered 4 000 metric tons of seeds and hand tools, with more to come.   
zh-cn	因为行动迅速，粮农组织迄今已运送了4000吨种子和手工农具，未来还将运输更多物资。 

en-us	Ensuring health and safety 
zh-cn	保证人员健康和安全 

en-us	FAO is also changing the way it works to ensure the safety of community members and staff.  
zh-cn	粮农组织还改变了工作方式，以确保社区成员和工作人员的安全。 

en-us	Seed fairs, where farmers and seed traders are brought together by FAO, have been suspended. Instead, FAO is providing cash to vulnerable farmers so that they can purchase seeds directly from vendors. 
zh-cn	粮农组织已暂停了聚集农民和种子贸易商的种子交易会，改为向贫困农民提供现金，方便他们直接向供应商购买种子。 

en-us	Around 25 percent of the seeds are sourced locally, meaning shorter value chains and less logistical hurdles to get the seeds from the producers to where they’re needed.  
zh-cn	大约25%的种子从当地采购，这意味着价值链缩短，将种子从生产地运输到目 的地的物流障碍更少。 

en-us	To encourage physical distancing, seed distributions are taking place in villages rather than at the county level so that fewer people are brought together at one time. 
zh-cn	为确保人员之间保持一定距离，种子的分发工作调整为在村一级而非县一级进行，以减少分发工作聚集的人流。 

en-us	In the past, 500 households or more could be reached in one day, but now with the new safety measures the same delivery is taking several days.  
zh-cn	以前，种子可以在一天内分发至500户或更多家庭，但现在实行了新的安全措施，配送同样的数目需要花费好几天时间。 

en-us	FAO has engaged more partners to rapidly multiply the number of distribution points, and new guidelines for partners include protective measures to guard against COVID-19 such as the use of face masks and gloves. 
zh-cn	粮农组织已吸纳更多配送伙伴，以快速增加分发点，并在配送守则中增加了新冠疫情防护措施，包括使用口罩和佩戴手套等。 

en-us	Posters encourage community members to maintain a safe distance from one another, and hand washing facilities are provided.  
zh-cn	粮农组织还提供疫情宣传海报，鼓励社区成员彼此保持安全距离，并提供洗手设施。 

en-us	Delivering quality in challenging times 
zh-cn	困难时期保证种子质量  

en-us	We’re expecting that operations will take longer. 
zh-cn	我们预计实际行动将需要更长的时间。 

en-us	Even something like loading a truck will be slower as people observe physical distancing,” Shawn McGuire, a seed specialist at FAO, says. 
zh-cn	由于需要遵守保持一定距离的规定，像卡车装货这样的工作也会减慢。” 粮农组织种子专家Shawn Mcguire表示。

en-us	Movement restrictions mean European labs are cut off, so McGuire has co-produced a guide for in-country sampling and testing to ensure seed quality. 
zh-cn	限制移动意味着欧洲实验室通路被切断。鉴于此，McGuire联合其他人共同制订了国内取样和测试指南，以保证种子质量。 

en-us	“If we wait too long for testing then the seeds could die, but we also need to ensure their quality before we distribute them,  
zh-cn	如果测试等待时间过长，种子就可能死亡，但同时我们必须确保分发的种子是合格的。 

en-us	so we’re finding ways to make the process work despite the challenges that COVID-19 is presenting,” he says. 
zh-cn	因此，尽管面临疫情带来的种种挑战，我们还是想方设法找到了一些可行办法。”他说。 

en-us	Staying safe  
zh-cn	保持安全 

en-us	Working with the UN Mission to South Sudan (UNMISS), FAO has offered livelihood support to people living in the highly-congested Internally Displaced Persons and Protection of Civilians camps in Wau if they choose to return to their villages, in an effort to protect them from the virus.  
zh-cn	居住在Wau高度拥挤的境内流离失所者和平民保护营的人们如果选择返回自己的村庄，粮农组织与联合国南苏丹特派团（UNMISS）会共同向他们提供生计支持，以保护他们免受新冠病毒侵袭。 

en-us	Each household willing to return home has received crop and vegetable seeds, a fishing kit and essential agricultural hand tools so they can resume farming. 
zh-cn	每个愿意返乡的家庭都收到了粮食和蔬菜种子、渔具及基本手工农具，帮助他们在返乡后恢复耕作。 

en-us	FAO’s Victor Onenchan is an Area Coordinator in South Sudan and organizes seed and tool distributions. 
zh-cn	Victor Onechan是粮农组织南苏丹地区协调员，负责组织种子和工具的分发工作  。 

en-us	“We have spoken to community members about the virus and explained why they need to keep their distance.  
zh-cn	我们向社区成员介绍了新冠病毒，解释了为什么需要彼此保持距离。 

en-us	It was strange to them at first, but they took it positively,” he said. 
zh-cn	大家起初觉得奇怪，但对此做法积极接受。”他表示。  

en-us	Like many people around the world at the moment, Onenchan is working from home rather than going into the office each day.  
zh-cn	和全世界许多人一样，Onenchan目前每天居家办公，避免去办公室。 

en-us	In Juba, his electricity is supplied by a generator so when it cuts out as it sometimes does, the internet is also cut off. 
zh-cn	在朱巴，他家中的电是由一台发电机提供的，所以有时发电中断，互联网也会被切断。  

en-us	“But we are still managing to work, and the seeds are moving,” he says.   
zh-cn	“但我们仍在想方设法开展工作，种子正在运送中。”他说。  

en-us	This year, despite the coronavirus, FAO plans to reach 4.8 million people – or around 800 000 vulnerable households – with livelihood support.  
zh-cn	尽管今年遭遇了新冠疫情，粮农组织仍计划向480万人（或约80万户贫困家庭）提供生计支持。 

en-us	FAO’s emergency work in South Sudan is funded by the Governments of the United Kingdom (UK Aid), the United States (USAID), the Netherlands, Norway, the United Nations Central Emergency Fund (CERF) and the South Sudan Humanitarian Fund.
zh-cn	粮农组织在南苏丹的应急行动由英国（UK Aid）、美国（USAID）、荷兰和挪威 政府、联合国中央应急基金（CERF）以及南苏丹人道主义基金提供资助。