Has Sudan managed to overcome a possible famine? – The Face of Truth – ✍️ Ibrahim Shaqlawi
The concept of food security is one of the old and renewed concepts, since the World Food Summit held in 1996 AD, according to the agencies, defined food security as a situation that is achieved when all people at all times have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their nutritional needs and nutritional preferences) For an active and healthy life) According to this definition, Sudan remains one of the most promising countries in terms of food security for its population and for the peoples of the region around it. … given the water resources, agricultural land and expertise in the field of agriculture and livestock… despite this and in light of the repercussions of the war and changes Climate change and the repeated calls that the international organization kept sending in the field of food and sufficiency of all products… Sudan has continued to work hard to achieve self-sufficiency for itself and its neighbors… despite the war that broke out in mid-April last year by the Rapid Support Forces rebels, who tried to seize power with the support of… At the regional level, which disrupted agricultural production and caused famine in the country due to the widespread violations to which farmers were subjected in the production areas that fell under its control, by destroying agricultural machinery and stealing seeds… according to the press release issued by the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 4, which said that the Rapid Support Militia, as described in the statement, prevented the arrival of the shipments of seeds provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to farmers in Sennar State for the rainy season, as described in the statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the aim of causing famine in the country. The statement also refers to the looting of World Food Program stores in Wad. Madani. Last December, the looting of agricultural machinery and crops, the closure of the main channels of the Al-Jazeera project, as well as the sabotage of the Agricultural Research Authority and the Agricultural Gene Bank. A statement that observers considered very worrying. , as it clearly indicates the threats associated with the deliberate failure of the agricultural campaign. Faced with these repercussions, an international hunger monitoring center warned, according to the local press, that there is a risk of famine in 14 regions of Sudan due to the escalation of the crisis. This assessment means that there is a real risk of famine in light of the worst-case scenarios for the situation in these areas, which include parts of Darfur, Khartoum, Kordofan and Gezira State… as announced by the Government. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Approximately 18 million people in Sudan, out of a population of 49 million, are facing high levels of acute food insecurity. In light of all these developments, the Government of Sudan has managed to control. the repercussions resulting from these difficult circumstances. It has also been able to make efforts. This came as a great surprise to observers and regional organizations… as a member of the Sovereignty Council and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Army, Marine Engineer Ibrahim. Jaber, continued to chair an emergency committee to save the agricultural season… announcing that exceptional arrangements had been made in coordination between all ministries concerned with the country's agricultural production for the success of the agricultural season. Al-Jazeera, White Nile, Blue Nile, Gedaref, Nile, Darfur and Kordofan projects, stressing that they will exceed expectations with unprecedented productivity despite the war conditions the country is going through, he said after the meetings of the Supreme Committee for the Success of the Agricultural Season, that the estimated area for agricultural harvest this year reaches 35 million acres, indicating that the summer season this year focused on producing food for the majority of the Sudanese people, including corn, millet and corn. -valuable crops such as peanuts, sesame and horticultural crops of vegetables and fruits, he stressed, stressing that this effort was the result of the coordination of efforts between farmers, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Irrigation and the Agricultural Bank. that the country's strategic reserve is sufficient for basic needs. In addition, according to Al Jazeera Net, the World Food Program, with funding from the African Development Bank, implemented an experiment that successfully cultivated wheat last season. Wheat production increased by 70% in the project's targeted sites in 5 states: Gezira, Kassala, Nile, White and Northern, according to a report released last month. It is indicated that there is no food deficit in Sudan. Maize and wheat production stands at more than 3.3 million tons, with more than 2.5 million tons of strategic stock… as explained by the Minister of Production of Kassala State… Dr. Khader Ramadan, in a statement yesterday Friday, September 13, according to Sahel News, that the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) cultivated an area of (50) thousand acres as a subsidy to farmers in the agricultural project Halfa Khader, said the center had achieved. land preparation operations and the supply and cultivation of seeds, in addition to the supply of fertilizers and weedkillers, with funding from the United States aid (USAID), indicating that the project aimed to ensure food security in light of the war conditions that Sudan is experiencing. Therefore, the truth remains that Sudan has made great efforts in the circumstances of the war to avoid the warning signs of a possible famine or food shortage, according to the international organization. This effort is attributed to the emergency committee in charge. with the management of the crisis, headed by a member of the Sovereignty Council and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Lieutenant General Marine Engineer Ibrahim Jaber, managed to overcome all difficulties and close the door to a famine that was striking. Therefore, we call for the need for this committee to continue its work related to securing food and agricultural production in all safe areas of the country. It must also take all the right measures that enable it to overcome difficulties and challenges, in particular. as the winter farming season approaches, and it will undoubtedly be a promising season, given the success of the rainy season this year.
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Saturday, September 14, 2024 AD. (email protected)
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