Turkawi Underlines Ministry of Agriculture’s Keenness on the Success of Rice Cultivation in Sudan

Medani (SUNA) – The Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources Eng. Abdel-Gadir Turkawi affirmed, when addressing a celebration in Gezira Schermed Tuesday, his ministry’s keenness to make the aerobic rice cultivation experiment in Sudan a success as the rice is one of the economic crops.

The minister added that his ministry’s policy aimed to encourage export crops to support the national economy, expressing his gratitude to the Japanese government represented by the Japanese International Cooperation Organization (JICA), calling for unending cooperation between the two countries by focusing on the introduction of modern agricultural technologies and cash crops.

For his part, the Governor of Gezira State Dr. Abdallah Idris Al-Kinain explained that the rice program would support the state’s strategy aimed at increasing production and bridging the food gap and reducing import, announcing that Gezira State will indigenise the rice cultivation, praising JICA’s efforts for introducing aerobic rice cultivation in Sudan. Al-Kinain revealed the success of the pilot of mixing rice with wheat to produce bread to contribute to reducing the import of wheat as well as the introduction of rice in many agricultural products.

The Resident Representative of JICA in Sudan stressed the success of the cultivation of aerobic rice in Sudan, reiterating the organization’s commitment to continuing fruitful cooperation with Gezira State in all areas of rice production, revealing that the next agricultural season will witness the start of commercial production.