The United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2018-2021 | United Nations in Sudan

The "Sudan E-Agriculture Strategy and Action Plan (2018-2022)" provides a detailed analysis of the agricultural sector in Sudan, highlighting its potential and the challenges it faces. Despite its vast natural resources, including the largest irrigated area in Africa, substantial livestock, and extensive rain-fed agricultural lands, Sudan's agricultural sector has underperformed due to structural issues such as low productivity, high marketing costs, and distortions in land rights. The latter has led to land resource misuse, exacerbating low productivity. The document emphasizes the need for reforms to address these issues, particularly land governance, to stimulate private sector engagement and sustained growth in the sector. The strategy document underscores the importance of the Sudan National Agriculture Investment Plan (SUDNAIP) 2016-2020 as a mechanism to refocus Sudan's priorities and optimize its resources. The SUDNAIP proposes interrelated interventions aimed at removing structural bottlenecks to catalyze sector growth and lay the foundation for future private sector-led growth. It also advocates for major institutional reforms to ensure efficient management of irrigated schemes and avoid past management mistakes. The document further highlights the role of the private sector and strategic public investments in addressing key sector constraints, including investments in market infrastructure such as roads and rail. It also emphasizes the potential of the agro-industrial sector to increase income, employment, and promote industrialization.