Table of Contents

Abbreviations

I. PROJECT BACKGROUND

A. Project Origin

B. General Information

II. PROJECT AREA

III. PROJECT RATIONALE

IV. PROJECT OBJECTIVES

V. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Component 1.a: Strengthening Agricultural Research Institutions

Component 1.b: Strengthening Social Research Institutions

Component 2: Strengthening Agricultural Extension Services and Farmers’ Field Schools

Component 3: Strengthening Statistical Services and Analyses Institutions

Component 4: Undertaking Agricultural Census (Crops, Livestock and Natural Base)

Component 5: Review of Land Tenure Arrangements and Land Laws (including Land Use Mapping)

Component 6: Strengthening Agricultural/Agro–based Business Investment Promotion Capacity

Component 7: Strengthening of Early Warning System

Component 8: Strengthening of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) System at Federal and State Levels

VI. INDICATIVE COSTS

VII. PROPOSED SOURCES OF FINANCING

VIII. PROJECT BENEFITS

IX. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS

X. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

XI. ISSUES AND PROPOSED ACTIONS

XII. POSSIBLE RISKS

Appendix 1: Map of Sudan

Appendix 2: Tables

Appendix 3: List of the Most Relevant Laws