High Productivity of Corn and Sesame in Gedaref State
Sudan Events – Rehab AbdulAlah
Ministry of Production and Economic Resources in Gedaref State announced expectations of high productivity for various agricultural crops, as the areas producing sesame this year reached (882,487) acres, with a productivity of (4) quintals per acre, and a total production of (3,529,948) quintals. This is in addition to a total productivity of corn amounting to (10,703,435) sacks of productive areas amounting to (4,281,375) acres, with a production of (2.5) sacks of corn per acre compared to the total production of sesame last year (2,284,975) quintals of sesame, in addition to the total production of corn, which was ( 6,452,020) a sack of corn.
Director of the General Administration of Agricultural Planning and Statistics and Rapporteur of the Technical Committee for the Success of the Agricultural Season at the Ministry of Production in Gedaref, Abdel Qader Abdel Moneim, indicated in statements (Monday) the cultivation of an area of (7,723,190) acres, of which (5.7) million acres were allocated to corn, in addition to (1,038) million acres. (585,300) acres for sesame, (585,300) acres for millet, (138) thousand for peanuts, (110,470) acres for cotton, (56,400) acres for sunflower, (7,300) acres for soybeans, next to (75) thousand acres for entertainment, and it is still continuing cultivation operations.
Engineer Abdel Qader Abdel Moneim explained that agricultural financing for all forms amounted to (41.4) trillion pounds this year compared to (46.4) trillion pounds last year, while the number of farmers financed this year reached (6,595) farms compared to (10,030) farms last year.
