{"id":37106,"date":"2024-11-25T23:58:23","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T20:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=37106"},"modified":"2024-11-25T23:58:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T20:58:23","slug":"minister-of-agriculture-refutes-reports-of-famine-in-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/25\/minister-of-agriculture-refutes-reports-of-famine-in-sudan\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister of Agriculture Refutes Reports of Famine in Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Sudan Events &#8211; Reports<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Acting Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Dr. Abubakr Omar Al-Bushra, has dismissed reports claiming a famine in Sudan, stating with evidence that the country possesses sufficient agricultural resources and opportunities to prevent such a crisis.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Speaking at a press conference in Port Sudan on Monday, the minister announced the success of the summer agricultural season and confirmed strong preparations for the winter farming season, which was launched in the Northern State in mid-November.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The minister refuted claims of famine by explaining that key indicators used to measure famine include malnutrition rates. He noted that those spreading these claims have neither collected data nor conducted studies on malnutrition in Sudan, instead basing their allegations on political motives.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Dr. Al-Bushra highlighted the harvest celebration held in early November in Kassala State and revealed that the expected grain production from the summer season ranges between 7 to 8 million tons, exceeding Sudan&#8217;s grain and crop needs. This, he asserted, disproves the famine narrative.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The minister further elaborated on preparations for the winter season, assuring that they are proceeding excellently.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He expressed the ministry\u2019s appreciation for its partners, including international organizations related to the agricultural sector, fuel companies, and all parties that contributed to the success of the summer season and are aiding in winter season preparations.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Dr. Al-Bushra also addressed the damage caused by the Rapid Support Forces\u2019 violations in the agricultural sector, acknowledging the resilience and achievements of the country despite these challenges.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He announced that the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has committed to resolving issues related to the Suki Agricultural Project by financing the replacement and repair of its four non-operational water pumps, enabling the project to resume operations.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sudan Events &#8211; Reports Acting Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Dr. Abubakr Omar Al-Bushra, has dismissed reports claiming a famine in Sudan, stating with evidence that the country possesses sufficient agricultural resources and opportunities to prevent such a crisis. Speaking at a press conference in Port Sudan on Monday, the minister announced the success of &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37106"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37107,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37106\/revisions\/37107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}