The Netherlands has launched a call for a rain-fed agriculture project for the Darfur region and South Kordofan State in Sudan.
The Dutch government wants to support a rain-fed agriculture project set to boost food security in the two regions. In Sudan, rain fed agriculture covers a total area of about 15 million hectares, or 80% of the total cultivated area in the country, according to a report (2019) by the French Treasury.
Currently, the North African country has barely 30 billion m3 of water per year, of which 20 billion m3 comes from the Nile, 5 to 7 billion m3 from seasonal rivers (wadis) and 4 billion m3 from groundwater, according to a report by the French Treasury.
Proposal deadline
Organisations interested in the Dutch call for projects must submit their proposals by September 30th, 2021. Two organisations will be selected after reviewing the applications. They will then be asked to submit fuller proposals for their rain fed agriculture projects. The organisation selected after this final review will receive 23 million euros in funding from the Dutch government. The funds will be allocated in phases over a period of four years.
“By funding this project, the Netherlands hopes to contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2) of the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda, which aims to eliminate hunger, ensure food security, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. Within this framework, the Dutch government will also improve water collection at household level to increase availability, propose inclusive and sustainable solutions to resolve conflicts around land and increased access to land, etc,” said the Dutch embassy in the capital Khartoum.
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