Port sudan: The Minister of Resources and Fisheries, Professor Ahmed Al-Tijani Al-Mansouri, met with the Wali of River Nile State, Dr. Mohamed Al-Badawi Abdel-Majid, to discuss expediting steps toward the establishment of the Animal Production City, aimed at achieving self-sufficiency and boosting exports.
According to Sudan News Agency, during the meeting at the Ministry's headquarters in Port Sudan on Monday evening, Professor Al-Mansouri provided a detailed briefing on the Ministry's initiatives to advance the sector, with particular focus on the Animal Production City in River Nile State, which encompasses 37 projects. The Minister highlighted the imminent arrival of investors from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Qatar to explore investment opportunities in Sudan. He also announced plans to establish seven export slaughterhouses compliant with international standards, alongside dairy and fodder factories. In addition, projects for artificial insemination and embryo transfer were outlined to enhance production and productivity.
For his part, the Wali of River Nile State, Dr. Al-Badawi, reaffirmed the state's commitment to the Animal Production City. He emphasized that the state is free from epidemic diseases and highlighted the construction of a fully compliant export airport, as well as ongoing infrastructure rehabilitation. He underscored coordination between the state and the ministry to achieve a qualitative transformation in the animal resources sector and presented a rural development plan based on ownership of production projects. The Wali added that the state hosts over 320 factories and noted that the solar energy system for agricultural projects has reached 75% completion. He requested the provision of veterinary vaccines from the Ministry and reviewed the state's ongoing animal and agricultural production initiatives.