Official Denounces Absence of Specialised Ministers from Agricultural Sector Reconstruction Workshop 

Coordinator of the policy unit at the Technical Secretariat for Food Security, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Dr. Ajeeb Mohamed Madani Ahmed, denounced the absence of actors from the ministers of agriculture and the departments and specialized units affiliated with them, animal wealth and the departments and specialized units affiliated with them, irrigation, finance and other parties from the workshop to prepare the document submitted by the Arab Organization for the Reconstruction of the Agricultural Sector in Sudan.

Dr. Ajeeb said in his interview to ( Sudan Events ): “Since it is a document, it means a plan, and effective plans are built from the base, at least those working in this sector and present inside Sudan.”

Ajeeb wondered, “What are the sources and references that the document relied on?”

He added, “And was it satisfied with only those present in Cairo?”

Ajeeb said that the bodies parallel to the existing state structure have proven their failure, “the alienation is an example,” and affirmed the need for any efforts to rebuild after the war to be accompanied by compensation and redress of damage first, adding that the agricultural sector includes both plant and animal sectors, and he added, “If there is talk, it should be about merging the ministries of the sector.”

He pointed out the need to have a body within the sector and strengthen it concerned with policies, following up on their implementation and evaluating them instead of establishing an authority outside the sector, and affirmed the importance of having a fund for reconstruction, redress of damage and compensation in relation to financing, and expressed his hope that the Arab Organization would adopt this aspect. Ajeeb appreciated the efforts of the Arab Organization and all the professors and scholars who did the work of preparing this document, and he affirmed that there is absolutely no doubt about their scientific and practical capabilities, and he continued, “We know that it is a first step on the road to success,” indicating that expressing his opinion comes from the side of improvement.