Press Release: Japan Hands Over the Newly Completed Aliab Irrigation Scheme in River Nile State
2014/12/15
On the 15th of December 2014, H.E. Mr. Hideki Ito, the Ambassador of Japan to Sudan, alongside Mr. Seiichi Koike, the Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), attended the handover ceremony for the Newly Completed Aliab Irrigation Scheme in Ed Damer locality. The Sudanese side was represented by H.E.General Al-Hadi Abdulla Mohamed Al-Awad, Governor of River Nile State, H.E.Dr. Gaffar Ahmed Abdulla,the State Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, and H.E.Dr. Omar Ahmed El-Sheikh, the Minister of Agriculture of River Nile State.
The construction of the irrigation scheme was carried out as a part of the Japan’s ongoing grant assistance: “the Project for Upgrading Food Production Infrastructure”, amounting to approximately 25.3 million USD (3 billion yen). The project aims at modernizing agricultural system, improving irrigation services and expanding the acreage for planting in Sudan, and Aliab of Ed Damer locality has been selected as an appropriate site by the two countries as there are potential to develop and needs for assistance.
Sudan designed “Executive Programme for the Agricultural Revival” in 2008, aiming at improvement of agriculture in Sudan, and since then Japan has sought for the specific way to help this Sudan’s dream, sharing the same goal. Japan has the priority areas in its assistance policy in Sudan; that is, the assistance for 1) agricultural development, 2) meeting basic human needs (BHNs) and 3) consolidation of peace. Agricultural development, therefore, is the Japanese priority in Sudan as it is Sudan’s dream.
At the handover ceremony, Ambassador Ito told the attendants, “I am pleased to see the Sudanese people happy with our project and am confident that this sentiment will be shared by Japanese taxpayers. Also I am pleased to see that Sudan is making self-help efforts and trying to achieve sustainable development.” Ambassador Ito also emphasized when Sudanese people believe in their own successful development in future and make such self-help efforts, Japan seeks to be Sudan’s partner that walks alongside this country.
As for Aliab Irrigation Scheme, Japan is planning to begin technical cooperation, which will build and strengthen the capacity of the management of irrigation, striving for the attainment of efficient farming. This is one of realization of Japan’s approach for assistance. Japan does not end up with any provision of hard components of infrastructure, but continues to work for Sudan’s development with technical cooperation as Japan believes technical assistance makes grant assistance more meaningful and strengthens its effectiveness and efficiency. Ambassador Ito characterized this as “we do not merely give you fish but try to share the skills of catching fish with you”.
The construction of the irrigation scheme was carried out as a part of the Japan’s ongoing grant assistance: “the Project for Upgrading Food Production Infrastructure”, amounting to approximately 25.3 million USD (3 billion yen). The project aims at modernizing agricultural system, improving irrigation services and expanding the acreage for planting in Sudan, and Aliab of Ed Damer locality has been selected as an appropriate site by the two countries as there are potential to develop and needs for assistance.
Sudan designed “Executive Programme for the Agricultural Revival” in 2008, aiming at improvement of agriculture in Sudan, and since then Japan has sought for the specific way to help this Sudan’s dream, sharing the same goal. Japan has the priority areas in its assistance policy in Sudan; that is, the assistance for 1) agricultural development, 2) meeting basic human needs (BHNs) and 3) consolidation of peace. Agricultural development, therefore, is the Japanese priority in Sudan as it is Sudan’s dream.
At the handover ceremony, Ambassador Ito told the attendants, “I am pleased to see the Sudanese people happy with our project and am confident that this sentiment will be shared by Japanese taxpayers. Also I am pleased to see that Sudan is making self-help efforts and trying to achieve sustainable development.” Ambassador Ito also emphasized when Sudanese people believe in their own successful development in future and make such self-help efforts, Japan seeks to be Sudan’s partner that walks alongside this country.
As for Aliab Irrigation Scheme, Japan is planning to begin technical cooperation, which will build and strengthen the capacity of the management of irrigation, striving for the attainment of efficient farming. This is one of realization of Japan’s approach for assistance. Japan does not end up with any provision of hard components of infrastructure, but continues to work for Sudan’s development with technical cooperation as Japan believes technical assistance makes grant assistance more meaningful and strengthens its effectiveness and efficiency. Ambassador Ito characterized this as “we do not merely give you fish but try to share the skills of catching fish with you”.
