Sudanese Minister of Livestock: The Sector Suffers Sharp Decline in Production and Exports

Khartoum – Sudanhorizon

The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) has quoted the Minister of Livestock and Fisheries, Dr. Ahmed Al-Tijani Al-Mansouri, as delivering pessimistic comments about the performance of the livestock sector, a departure from his previous statements.
In the new remarks, the minister confirmed that “the livestock sector in Sudan suffers a sharp decline in production and exports due to the destruction of infrastructure and the absence of security and stability” .
The minister was quoted by SUNA as stating that the sector is experiencing significant deterioration as a result of the loss of trained personnel and the displacement of professional workers from war-affected states to safer states and neighboring countries, as well as the disruption of development projects.
This has negatively impacted the sector’s ability to develop. He also pointed to weak information management, noting the lack of an accurate database and effective administration due to the effects of the war, in addition to the cessation of investments and economic activities.

The minister pointed out that the sector contributes about 20% of the gross domestic product and constitutes about 40% of non-oil exports, highlighting a number of challenges that he said the sector faces, including the destruction that befell the sector and the disruption of activities, which led to a decline in exports and production, and the collapse of the sector’s infrastructure, noting the weakness of the infrastructure in quarries, slaughterhouses and veterinary laboratories, which reduces Sudan’s ability to meet global export standards.

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