North Kordofan facing good gap - officials Article Comments (0) Email PrintSave --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
February 26, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – Officials in Sudan’s North Kordofan state acknowledged the existence of a food gap that stood at 10.2% which is equivalent to 43,000 tonnes of the total consumption which is a little over 426,000 tonnes of food grains. The "food gap" is defined as the difference between needs and domestic consumption and imports. The director of planning and agricultural statistics in the state Adam Musa Sharif told the independent Al-Shurooq TV that the results of the agricultural survey conducted recently confirmed the presence of a food gap in many areas of the state specially in the north and northwest. Sharif said that the situation requires urgent intervention to contain the effects of food shortages before the crisis worsens He pointed to some remedies that were invoked including releasing quantities from the state’s strategic food reserves in the market at subsidized prices and activating the program ’Food for Work’ in collaboration with other organizations. Other experts attributed the food gap to climatic changes and fluctuation of rainfall which led to poor harvest. (ST) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
