Former Agricultural Official warns of Plans to sabotage Production

Sudan Events -Nahid Oshi

Former Khartoum state Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Dr. Taj El-Din Osman, warned of the seriousness impact of the war on the main production areas in the states of Sennar, Blue Nile, Gedarif and Butana area in general, which will be reflected in the course of agricultural production in all its forms, particularly after entering the second year of the war and its expansion south and east.
He said in a statement to “Sudan Events ” that the militia’s destructive approach in recent times is not random, but rather comes in a systematic context with set goals. Not far from this is what Western circles are saying about the fear that the country will fall into a state of severe food insecurity amid the continuous demands to allow humanitarian relief to pass without obstacles, which appears on the surface to be a reasonable and humane request, but its malicious motives are clear to the eye.
He pointed out that the militia aims to sabotage production and spread chaos and instability in the main agricultural production areas to force the country into a state of deliberate food shortage, which will provide international militia agents with humanitarian justifications, and use international organizations to intervene, and open borders and corridors to supply the militia with weapons and fighters.
He said that the SAF should be aware of this plan.
The main agricultural production areas must be considered forbidden areas for the militia – not only not to enter them – but also to completely prevent them from influencing the state of stability in them to secure production operations so that they can continue smoothly.
He explained the negative impact of war on the production process and said that agricultural production and food security are no exception.
Pointing out that the first year of the war did not witness a devastating impact on production, particularly agricultural production, as the war was largely confined to cities away from the main agricultural production areas, except for Darfur. Therefore, the food security situation remained largely stable, except in areas controlled by the militia, which are witnessing noticeable instability, in addition to the impact of some displacement areas for administrative or security reasons.