The State of Kordofan, like the rest of the Sahelian Sudan zone, suffered from the increasing frequency and severity of drought that occurred from 1970 to 1996. This seven-year IFAD-initiated project, to be directly supervised by the Fund, covers Bara and Um Ruwaba, two of the State's four provinces. The goal of the project is to ensure that the communities in Bara and Um Ruwaba have assured food security, an enhanced resilience to drought and expanded income-generating opportunities. Specifically, the project is designed to:
- Enhance the productivity and income of individual farmers, villagers and groups from crop and livestock production and from non-farm enterprises through targeted technical, logistical and financial ser vices and commercial/extension support;
- Provide village communities with the capability to plan, execute and manage development schemes through training and on-the-job experience and by providing the technical or professional assistance initially required;
- Establish, at the rural council and province level, the institutional capability to assist communities in the development process, while, at the same time, emphasizing cost-effectiveness; and
- Foster communal natural resource management to support increased but sustainable levels of production through changes in policy and agreements implemented at the rural council and village levels
For more information, see http://www.ifad.org/english/operations/pn/sdn/i501sd/index.htm
