Arrangements for holding Millets Festival in Nyala completed Arrangements for holding Millets Festival in Nyala completed

Chairman of Initiative of Nyala Annual Millets Festival, Ashraf Ahmed Saad  said that the arrangements are underway  for holding  Nyala Annual  Millets Festival- second version- during March 11-13 at South Darfur Museum  at Taktik  Tourist Park.

The annual Festival aims to shed lights on challenges facing the production of millet at the level of the region.

He  said  during a press  conference held at Sobajo Center in Khartoum  that millet is Important for people of Darfur  for its economic , social, tourist and cultural dimension  in addition to  using it in making many and variety  of foodstuffs.

Saad affirmed that one of objectives of the Festival is to preserve the humanitarian heritage,, especially   that there are  vast  rain-fed agricultural arable lands in Darfur and that efforts being made  to overcome challenges represented in  provision  of  technology, funding  and improved seeds by which  it could contribute to the economy recovery.

He added  that there are new partnerships  with Indian Embassy in Khartoum ,  Production and Technology Partners and the Sudanese-Arab Company for  Seeds for supporting  and developing the project , pointing out that without partnerships promising plans could not  be implemented  particularly  the provission of requirements  for launching  the project.

The Chairman of the Millet Festival Initiative unveiled that there will be another festival at beginning of the agricultural season in next May funding by the Indian Embassy, pointing out that United Nations declared 2023 is the  International Year of Millet.