Water management

Current Status of Agriculture and Future Challenges in Sudan

Upphovsperson:	Mahgoub, Farida
Utgivare:	Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Agrarian Change, Property and Resources | Uppsala, Sweden
År:	2014
Ämnesord:	Sudan, Agricultural projects, Water resources, Water management, Irrigation, Agricultural development, Food security, Climate change

Urbanisation and long-lasting civil wars and conflict mean that the demographic pattern in Sudan is changing drastically. Nevertheless, 60%–80 % of Sudanese engage in subsistence agriculture. Agriculture remains a crucial sector in the economy as a major source of rawmaterials, food and foreign exchange. It employs the majority of the labour force, and serves as a potential vehicle for diversifyingthe economy. However, no rigorous studies have explained productivity in this sector inrelation to food security. The situation has worsened because agriculture in particular has been neglected sincethe advent of oil production in the early 2000s. Moreover, Sudan’s agricultural growth has been unbalanced, with the majority of irrigated agriculture concentrated in the Centre and ahuge disparity in development indicators between the best- and worst-performing regions. Thus, studies show that the vast majority of Sudanese are reported to be food insecure,especially internally displaced persons and in conflict regions such as Darfur, Kordofan and other regions.

Tanzania : crisis and struggle for survival

Medarbetare:	Boesen, Jannik | Havnevik, Kjell | Koponen, Juhani | Odgaard, Rie
Utgivare:	Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År:	1986
Ämnesord:	Tanzania, East Africa, Economic conditions, Economic recession, Population growth, Agricultural sector, Rural women, Water management, Health services, Industrial sector, Small-scale industry, Energy crisis, Soil erosion, Soil conservation, Tea, Grain, Livestock, Pastoralism, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP

This is one of the first comprehensive books on the crisis of the Tanzanian economy and society during the 1980s, including the manifestations of the problems and the responses to them at different levels. It frankly examines the long-term causes of the crisis and endeavours to map ways ahead.