Name of Project:

West El-Goled Project

Location:

Northern State ( Dongola area )

In the west bank of the Nile River South Dongola.

Background to the Project:

Area:

50 thousand feddan

Soil:

Light Clay soil and of high permeability

Irrigation:

The Project could be irrigated from the Nile, or by underground water through pumps or by modern irrigation methods, by spraying, sprinkling and pivotal irrigation. The Entire project is located in the frame of the Nubian Nilotic reservoir of high quantities of water of high qualities in addition to the Nile River. 

Project nature :

A new project with an available preliminary feasibility study and had obtained the approval of the competent authorities.

Objectives of

the Project:

• To benefit from the modern sources and technologies in agricultural production.
• Creation of work opportunities and improvement of the standard of living in the area.
• Contribution in the country’s revenues of hard currency.

Agricultural products:

-      Wheat, legumes, durra, fruits, date palm in addition to animal husbandry.

Availability of

 infrastructures:

The Project is near to the land road of Dongola-Khartoum and Dongola Airport. Availability of fixed and mobile contact.

The targeted

markets:

The local market and the export (The Arab, Asian and European markets and the COMESA Countries).

Investment Costs:

12.2 million US Dollar

Contact Address:

Investment Department,

Northern State.

Tel : 0241823994

Name of Project:

El-Khoy Project for Agricultural Production.

Project Location:

Northern Project (Dongola locality) on the east bank of the Nile South Selaim basin between latitudes 18/23-19/9 North and Longitudes 30/27 – 38/30 East.

Background of Project:

Area:

The proposed area for the project: 200 thousand feddan.

Soil:

The project is located in level surface plain interspersed with moving sand fields and some outcrops. Pilot soil survey operations and semi-detailed soil survey were conducted and the soil is Nilotic sedimentaries. 

Irrigation:

There are two systems for irrigation: Flow irrigation and the use of modern system of irrigation from the Nile or from the underground water.

Nature of

Project:

A new project: availability of preliminary feasibility study obtained the approval of the competent authorities.

Objectives of

the project:

• Contribution in achievement of food security through the extensive and intensive expansion.
• Introduction of cultivation of new crops in the area for the purpose of exportation.
• Expansion in the cultivated land area by establishment of greater projects.
• Implementation of modern technologies in the agricultural production and introduction of animals in the agricultural rotation.
• Settlement of the inhabitants and creation of new work opportunities for the employment. 

Agricultural products:

Citrus, date palm, vegetables legumes, wheat, feed

Availability of

Infrastructures:

The Project is located near to Dongola-Khartoum land road, and near Dongola airport and availability of the services of SUDATEL company for communications and the services of the mobile telephone.

Targeted Markets:

The local market and the export (the Common Arab market, COMESA and the European markets).

Name of Project:

Goat and Camel Husbandry

Location:

Northern state, Wadi El-Khoy (Dongola Province)

Background note of the Project:

Area:

Proposed area 250 thousand feddan of arable land and free of restrictions.

Irrigation:

The proposed area will be irrigated with a network of flood irrigation and to dig surface wells to provide water for man an animals.

Soil :

The project is located in a level surface plain and the soil is composed of Nilotic sedimentaries.

Nature of Project:

A new project, which obtained the approval of the competent authorities.

Project Objectives :

1-     Parent production

• Male export (sheep – billy goats camels).
• Sale of improved surplus females to the local market.

2-     Provision of work opportunities and settlement for the inhabitants of the state and the incoming nomads.

3-     Support of the economies of the state and provision of hard currency from the export and provision of animals for the needs of the state.

Contact Address:

Investment Department,

Northern State

Tel : 0247823994

Name of Project:

El-Seela agricultural Project.

Location :

West White Nile, 30 miles a way to the north of Kosti town.

Background of

project:

The project area is about 150 thousand feddan.

Irrigation:

Completion of the preparation of the maps for the main and sub-main canals, completion of the digging of four complete irrigation units-size one meter.

Soil :

Clayey.

Objectives:

• Utilization of the available natural resources.
• Introduction of animals in the agricultural rotation
• Work towards the settlement of the inhabitants in the area.
• Provision of work opportunities for increasing the income and improvement of standard of living.
• Achievement of food security
• Contribution in the increase of exports.

Nature of Project:

Implementation started in this project, where planning was completed to implement phase one of about 20 thousand feddan, but it is not yet completed.

Lands for agricultural investment may be granted provided that an adjustment should be carried out for the installations which were established in the project such as irrigation units, irrigation site at the river bank, and digging of the main canal.

25% of the area to be granted to the inhabitants of the area, after the completion of the canals and pumps for the irrigation of the project.

Agricultural products:

Crops which may be cultivated are: cotton, wheat, legumes, sunflower and vegetables specially water melon and (galia) melon.

Project’s components:

·        Completion of irrigation installations.

·        Buildings and installations.

·        Agricultural machineries and equipments. 

·        Means of transport.

·        Agricultural inputs.

The infrastructures:

·        The project is located near the national roads.

·        Work had started in the irrigation canals and units.

·        Availability of electricity.

Marketing:

The area is characterized in the cultivation of water melon and Galia melon and had an obvious contribution in the quantities of exports of Galia melon to the Arab and European countries, and this will support the marketing of the products of the area of (vegetables and animal products) in Arab and European countries).

Cost :

Estimated about USD 40 million.

Contact Address:

Investment Department,

White Nile State,

Tel : 0912362804

Name of Project:

Blue Nile Sugar

Sennar state.

Location :

About 45 kilometers away from Sennar town and 3 kilometers a way from Singa town.

Background of

the Project:

The area of the project is estimated about 76 thousand feddan to be implemented on two phases: phase one: 59 thousand feddan and phase two 17 thousand feddan.

Soil :

The project’s land is flat and sloping from the South to the North, Soil is clayey. The project is composed of six existing projects and at present cotton, groundnut crops and vegetables were cultivated.

Objectives:

• To make use of the local resources in a way to adjust the present crop structure to sugar cultivation and production.
• To make use of the sugar cane refuse in feed production.
• Increasing the country’s revenues from the exports.

Project Components:

• Habilitation of the existing pumps and canals.
• Machineries, equipments and production inputs.
• Establishment of a factory for Sugar production.

Nature of Project:

The project is to be established on already existing schemes which have an agricultural rotation to be adjusted to the sugar cultivation and production. The relation with the investor will be to finance the agricultural processes and provision of production inputs purchase of sugar cane production from the farmers and deduction of the cost, then the sugar cane is to be transported to the factory for sugar production which will be the right of the investor.

The infrastructures:

·        The paved roads linked to the other national roads such like Sennar-Singa-Damazin road and Sennar-Medani-Khartoum road and Medani-Port Sudan road and Sennar-Kosti road.

·        The availability of irrigation and drinking water in the area, where the project will be irrigated by pumps from the Blue Nile.

·        Availability of electricity supply.

·        Availability of communication services and banking services.

Marketing:

The targeted markets for sugar production: Arab markets and the markets of the COMESA countries in addition to the local market.

Costs:

The costs of the establishment of the factory, habilitation of irrigation pumps and canals and the other installations is estimated to an amount of USD 180 million.

Contact Address:

Investment Department,

Sennar State,

Tel : 0561823517

Name of Project:

The Cuziera Project

Location :

Is located in Sennar State

Background of the Project:

The area of the project is 60 thousand feddan and the soil is light in the north and it gradually changes to heavy clayey soil to the South and the average annual rainfall is between 300mm – 600mm and at present the project is utilized in traditional rainfed cultivation.

Objectives:

• Utilization of the land, water and manpower available resources in the field of agricultural production.
• Promotion and enhancement of the standard of living of the inhabitants of the area and creation of work opportunities.
• Increase of the country’s revenues of hard currency.
• Achievement of food security.

Project components:

• Irrigation by establishment of canals and pumps.
• Agricultural and animal input-produciton.
• Buildings and installations.
• Machineries and means of transport.

Project description:

It is a preliminary idea and situated in government lands free of disputes and it is utilized by the inhabitants in production of traditional rainfed crops and specially Dhurra.

After the establishment of the project, field crops may be cultivated such like cotton, Dhurra, groundnut and sunflower, in addition to the horticultural crops such as mango, lemon, orange and also animal production.

The relation according to which the land of the project is granted is the allocation of 25% to the inhabitants of the area, after the establishment of pumps and canals of irrigation, to provide irrigation water to the cultivated crops and the relation between the farmer and the investor will be the water fees.

The infrastructures:

• Availability of electricity supply.
• The linkage of the project area with the national roads.
• The existence of saw and cylindrical cotton gins near the project area.
• Availability of banking and communications services. 

Marketing :

The project targets the local markets by contributing in the achievement of food security and it also targets the Arab and Asian markets.

Cost :

Costs were estimated a round USD 43 million.

Contact Address:

Investment Department,

Sennar State,

Tel : 0561823517

Name of Project:

El-Rammash for Sugar Production

Location:

The project is situated along the extension of the west bank of the Blue Nile to the North of Singa town.

Project Background:

It is one of the existing projects in which cotton, Dhurra and sunflower crops were cultivated. The area is estimated around 25 thousand feddan. The crop structure will be adjusted to the sugar cultivation and production as the area is characterized by cultivation of this crop (Sennar factory). An experimental farm will be established for the cultivation of the Sugar Cane seedplant.

Nature of the Project:

The project is existing and it aims to adjust the crop structure and the investor will be dealt with by the relations of production with the farmers in the production of Sugar cane crop, where the investor will provide the agricultural in puts.

As for the sugar production it falls within the investor jurisdiction.

Objectives:

• Sugar cultivation and production.
• Increase of the farmers income.
• Provision of job opportunities.
• Feed production from sugar cane refuse .

Project components:

1-     Habilitation of pumps and irrigation canals.

2-     Provision of agricultural in puts.

3-     Establishment of a factory for Sugar production.

Infrastructures:

1. Paved roads and its linkage with other national roads.
2. Availability of the electricity supply.
3. Availability of irrigation water (Blue Nile).
4. Availability of communication services.
5. availability of banking services.

Marketing:

The projects targets Arab markets and the COMESA and neighbouring countries markets.

Costs :

Costs were estimated around, USD 127 million

Contact Address:

Investment Department,

Sennar State,

Tel : 0561823517

Name of Project:

El-Ferdous Agricultural Project

Location:

Khartoum State, Sharq el-Nil area – between latitudes 15⁰:15'-25⁰:15' degrees North, and longi-tudes 33⁰ and 35 degrees and it is situated at a distance of 65 kilometers from Khartoum North town.

Project’s Background:

Area:

260 thousand feddan

Soil :

Predominately alluvial deposits and clay and its neither saline nat containing soda, and it is light alkaline soil.

Irrigation:

Irrigation is from the Blue Nile. More than one site was selected for the well.

Also irrigation is possible from the underground water as the project is situated in the Nubian basin.

Natured of the

Project:

A new project which obtained the approval of competent authorities.

Objectives :

• Development of agricultural production in the area.
• Support the country’s revenue of hard currency.
• Provision of job opportunities and settlement of the inhabitants.

Agricultural products:

• Vegetables, fruits, cereals and feed.

Project components:

• Animal production components
• Irrigation components.

Infrastructures:

-         The project is situated near the Blue Nile also it is possible to make use of the available underground water in the area (The location of the project area in the Nubian basin area).

-         The location of the project near Khartoum North town will facilitate marketing its products.

Targeted markets:

The local market and Arab countries.

Availability of preliminary technical study.

Contact Address:

Ministry of Agriculture,

Khartoum State,

Tel : 0183784208

Name of Project:

Sharq El-Nil  Project (Hantoub)

Location:

Gezira State on the east bank of the Blue Nile, east Wad Medani town.

Project background:

The project extends between Shabarqa and Danaqla blocks between Kilos 12 and 13, and its area is confined between latitudes 15-14 and 25-14 and longitudes, 33-33/12-44-33.

The Project’s lands consists of Peninsula confined between Rahad River and the Blue Nile.

Area :

The total proposed area is around 20 thousand feddan liable for increase.

Soil :

It is clayey and of moderate degree of fertility.

Irrigation :

The project could easily be irrigated from a good water site on the Blue Nile.

Objectives:

• Production of red meat to the Gulf and Middle East area.
• Feed and concentrates production

What is required:

Operation of the project provided that 25% to be granted as compensation to the farmers.

Nature of the Project:

An existing project, fixed assets.

Agricutural products:

-         Maize and guinea corn as feed concentrates.

-         Abu Sabie’sn pioneer and Grawya as couch-grass feeds and legume feeds such as Kidrey beans fulspar and Klytoria.

Markets:

Local and Arab markets.

Infrastructures:

-         The project penetrates Khartoum-Port Sudan Road.

-         The area is in the vicinity of Wad Medani.

-         Availability of communication and banking services.

Proposed Cost of project:

US D 14 million

Contact Address:

Investment Department,

Gezira State,

Tel : 0511 843488

Name of Project:

West El-Hosh Agricultural Project

Location

Gezira State – El-Hosh Rural Western area – borded from the South by Sennar province and from the North West by Managil province and from the east by Gezira Scheme.

Background note of the project

Area :

32 thousand feddan

Soil :

Most of the project’s land are of fairly moderate suitability.

Irrigation:

The project could be irrigated by precipitation (rain fed)or underground water or dams or by the Gezira scheme canals (Possibility of irrigating ¼ of the area from the Shawwal Major canal).

Objectives:

-         Utilization of the project capabilities for the agricultural and animal production with the purpose of achieving food security and exportation.

-         Increase of the level of income for the Inhabitants of the area and up-grading their standard of living.

-         Contribution to the promotion and acceleration of the national economy. 

Nature of the Project:

-         An existing project (at present its land is utilized in cultivation of Dhurra, and millet by rainfed agriculture ) the land will be granted to the investor provided that 25% of the area to be the farmers.

-         Operation of the project, and compensation of the farmers for the installation and fixed assets.

Agricultural Products :

Vegetables production (Tomoatos, onion, aubergine, pepper (capsicum) and feed. 

Food processing manufacture:

Tomato paste, vegetables canning

Targeted markets:

Local markets, the Arab and European markets.

Contact Address:

Investment Department,

Gezira State,

Tel : 0511 843488