On February 12, 2019 the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) hosted the Validation Workshop for discussing the findings of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Assessment Study for Sudan in Khartoum. The study formed part of the Nexus Regional Dialogue (NRD) in the MENA region, co-funded by the EU and BMZ “Nexus Dialogues Programme” and aims to align national strategies, policies and implementation plans with a national Nexus framework as an operational guidance to Sudan.
Building Resilience through Women Farmers: A Local Grassroots NGO’s Perspective
Fatima Ahmed and Nanase Tonda - Zenab for Women in Development, Sudan
Within the ever-increasing paradigm of promoting gender equality, the subconscious perceptions amongst policymakers and practitioners tend to be that women farmers in rural areas are the victims of gendered violence – and that local grassroots NGOs have limited capacity in bringing about scale, impact or sustainability compared to international bodies with greater resources.
Experience of Zenab for Women in Development (ZWD) challenges this perception in rural Sudan.
Wheat imports subsidy in the Sudan: a waste of state funds, an oligopoly or a food security mechanism?
June 23, 2016 By: Khalid Siddig; Senior Researcher: International Agricultural Trade and Development, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany. Associate Professor: Department of Agricultural Economics, Khartoum University, the Sudan. Share URL Wheat, a major staple cereal crop in the Sudan is targeted by numerous government policies. The most unpopular policy was the self-sufficiency policy that replaced cotton […]
Do High Food Prices and Droughts Fuel Conflict?
March 31, 2015 By: Highlights from Chapter 7 of the 2014-2015 Global Food Policy Report - By Jacopo Bordignon The world has seen more and more conflicts in recent years, such as in Syria, Nigeria, and Yemen. What explains these conflicts and what are the root causes and effects of ongoing civil violence? The authors of […]
The Arab World in 2014 and the Outlook for 2015
March 23, 2015 By: IFPRI, MENA Chapter of the 2014/15 Global Food Policy Report - summarized by Jacopo Bordignon The chapter on the Middle East and North Africa recently published in IFPRI’s Global Food Policy Report asserts that stability is crucial for policy reforms of MENA countries transitioning from extended social, political, and economic turmoil. Key policy developments in the […]
