Rural Women Development Fund
Million acres of oilseeds for rural women Project
INTRODUCTION
In view of the growing demand for food, fiber and medicine for the ever-growing population of the land, it was necessary to explore the important and economic aspects of plants and cash crops, especially oilseeds, and also meet the economic needs of societies and push towards poverty reduction.
The seam belt, consisting of seven states as well as the states of Darfur, Gedaref and al-Jazira, is the origin and origin of large numbers of major species and breeds used in nutrition, fiber production, pharmaceuticals globally and various oilseeds that provide food and support manufacturing and feed production. However, this relative advantage in the production of oilseeds is experiencing challenges not seen in its recent history, threatening to reduce and possibly extinction, due to various factors including abuse and destruction of natural ecosystems and the continuous quest to rely on varieties and strains developed or hybrid and even genetically modified. In addition to the most important factor is the lack of funding for the various agricultural operations of small farmers due to several factors, foremost of which is their inability to deal with the various financing conditions of the simplicity of the rural people as well as the factors of poverty in many societies that prevent producers and the practice of agriculture;
To address these challenges, IFAD is working to build programs and activities to support the 1 million feddans of oilseeds for rural women in 10 states. To conserve, maintain, rationalize and sustain the utilization of plant resources, particularly those related to food and agriculture, in situ and in fields and markets
Oil crops:
Sesame (Sesame indicium):
Some oily crops are crops that play an important role in the economies of the Sudan in its various states, such as sesame indicum, peanuts, sunflowers, and those states of the seam belt and Darfur. Farmers have traded in this country and still have many local breeds and varieties that have proved highly economical
Peanuts( A rachis hypogea)
Peanuts are an example of important cash crops that have been established in some states and have become very important in the country’s economy. However, the old varieties of creeping and predatory species may have disappeared or receded in some areas and were replaced by improved modern
Sunflower:
Plant a key to get the oil-rich grain, and the gravy
Which is rich in nitrogenous compounds, and is used in animal feeding green feed or silage,
In the human nutrition products of some food industries [r] and citrus, add to
Use it as an ornamental plant on the edge of the fields, and in public parks, where its discs are distinguished
Flowering with its beauty and beauty;
Right to Food:
The right to adequate and adequate food is the right to adequate and adequate social and economic rights, as expressly provided for in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, [1] [2] in accordance with article 11.1 of which states that “Everyone has the right to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family Provides what meets their need for food. General Comment No. 12 (1999) of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights stated that the right to adequate food works when every man, woman and child, individually or with others, at all times has access to adequate food or Buy it
The Voluntary Guidelines on the Right to Food unanimously adopted by FAO Member States in November 2004 stated that the right to food protects the rights of workers in rural areas to access productive resources or means of production, including land, water, seeds, microcredit, forests Fish and livestock. The same guidelines state that States should pursue inclusive and non-discriminatory policies in the areas of economy, agriculture, fishing, forestry, land use and, where appropriate, land reform; all these policies allow farmers, fishers, forest users and other food producers, Their work, capital and management, and to promote conservation of natural resources and sustainable management, including remote areas
Justifications
The project’s justifications include:
1. A large number of women working in agriculture are reluctant to pay high costs
2. The situation of human poverty in rural areas, which contradicts the availability and wealth of resources
3. Cash and economic opportunities for oilseed crops and increasing demand for them
4. Poor productivity of livestock and delayed development of the sector.
5. Possibility of suitable opportunities to start the project.
6. The project represents a new hope for a large number of women, which will achieve stability and eliminate negative phenomena and push the different sectors towards production and protection.
Project Description:
The target states have lost much of the total production because of the conditions surrounding them and estimated the loss of 60% of production, causing the increase in food prices and costs and the high rate of migrations to cities. The work of women directly agriculture is a trend worthy of support, support and care; the most important obstacles to the work of women farmers because of their inability to buy them
The idea of this project is to meet the needs of women farmers. It aims at purchasing seeds of field crops, forage and oilseeds and distributing them to women farmers so that these women can continue to grow and use all their lands. This will lead to increased production, food, fighting poverty, improving feed, improving food and improving public health. The project also aims at guiding women in these states to contribute to home gardening and fruit trees. The project also includes an important aspect of attracting women to work in the Gum Arabic development sector, increasing aquaculture to achieve environmental impact and economic change, as well as expanding the utilization of forest products and fruits and increasing wealth products. Animal products and their derivatives of milk, meat and leather;
Seeds of oil seeds will be distributed to targeted women and the project will use improved seed and early farming techniques.
The overall objective of the project:
This project aims to contribute to the establishment of productive women’s associations in the fields of oilseeds and agriculture in general, through which to achieve economic development through an integrated and comprehensive model in ten selected states, to be a focal point for project values.
Objectives:
• Raising the productive efficiency of women in order to develop their economic and institutional capacities through training in various agricultural activities and collective action to alleviate poverty.
• Improve the standard of living of the target families and develop their savings so that they can meet education and health commitments and achieve economic growth in society.
• Increase the area of land cultivated with field crops and feed
• Improve animal feed production to increase production.
• Improve the productivity of cattle from dairy meat, improving food and reducing the morbidity and mortality of children and mothers
• Reducing the costs of agricultural inputs
• Mitigate the impact of drought, war, conflict and environmental conservation
• Promote the use of gum arabic and forest fruits
• Reducing the impact of desertification in peripheral areas
• Creating jobs for poor families and combating negative phenomena
• Application of transformational industries for oil production
• Activating the role of women through education, communication, education and training to lead their society successively and participate in development and production in order to benefit from their material and moral capacities.
• Expand the base of participation in development by spreading the idea of agricultural production and training by moving the project to states, localities, villages and remote parties to take advantage of the disabled capacities of women who are not participating in the economy cycle because of the difficulty of leaving their homes.
• Contribution of the project to the development of self-reliance and a sense of responsibility and ability to solve existing societal problems.
Project Activities:
• Helping 100,000 women and families in need of war and climate conditions by cultivating large areas of suitable local varieties (sesame, peanut, sunflower, various vegetables) from 10 states with 10,000 in each state. Each year 5000 women in the state concerned;
• Ownership of targeted women seedlings of fruit trees for the home gardens and Hashab trees
• Provide beneficiaries with necessary agricultural extension in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture
• Create an easy mechanism for implementing the project by organizing women in local productive associations and associations
• Building the capacities of associations and associations in the fields of seed management, collective purchasing, collective selling and the creation of an integrated food security system
• Building target capacities on different harvesting processes, marketing and manufacturing
• Building the capacity of women farmers to manage field crops, seed storage and integrated control
• Introducing the literacy classes implemented by the project.
The states:
(South Darfur, East Darfur, North Darfur, Western Kordofan, South Kordofan, North Kordofan, White Nile, Sennar, and Blue Nile)
– From each state, three localities are elected and each local council is elected
– From each community, 50 women farmers are funded with a total of 15,000 farmers
– Each farmer is funded for 20 acres with a total of 300,000 acres in the first year
– In the second year, 300,000 feddans are cultivated for the same number
– In the third year, 300,000 feddans plus 100,000 feddans will be cultivated to stimulate the villages in the production to complete the production of one million acres in the last year of the project
Administration:
The project is run across a very compact structure represented in the center as follows:
1. Project Manager
2. Project Accountant
3. Agricultural Engineer
4. Rural guidance
5. Follow-up and evaluation
At the state level, the project is managed by a structure as follows:
1. The project coordinator in the state
2. Accountant
3. Agricultural Engineer
4. Follow-up and evaluation
5. Coordinators of the three localities
Monitoring and Evaluation:
• The project allocates a dedicated team for field monitoring and evaluation.
• Specialized technical teams from the Ministry of Agriculture are employed in each state.
• Follow-up and evaluation teams are formed from donor or donors of the project.
The expected results:
• Increasing income and production for beneficiary households.
• Produce an estimated quantity of oil grains that affect the exported macro economy.
• Produce an estimated amount of green and dry feed.
• Networking and organizing women farmers in productive associations, developing their skills and developing the project.
• Increasing the production of gardener, forest fruits and gum arabic.
• Capacity building of women’s associations The products under the project are seed and production management.
• Building the capacity of women farmers on seed management, integrated control, storage, cooperation and feed packages.
• Improved animal production, herd growth and economy.
• Family stability and reduction of migration to cities
Implementation Strategy:
The best strategy for successfully implementing this project is based on the following:
• Selected mandates: Ten states were selected on fair criteria, taking into account the environmental similarities, opportunities for success and the urgent need for such a project.
• Models: Select models of activities that fit the environment in the target states.
• Studies: The project includes the preparation of various studies during the three years.
• Coordination: Effective coordination between all stakeholders and partners.
• Priorities: To prioritize the implementation of activities in logical order, the practical linkages between them and the availability of the necessary resources.
• Sustainability: The environment and its resources are vulnerable to degradation. Therefore, it must be preserved and the rights of future generations and the steady growth of society and its different economies.
• Regulations: All residents of the region have equal rights to benefit from the available environment, with the need to raise awareness of the regulations and laws regulating their use. The project focuses on the selection of women who are grieving for agricultural land free from conflict and not within the range of marshals.
• Environmental balance: The carrying capacity of the land and its environmental and natural resources should be taken into account in pastures, farms and residences when used to prevent risks of environmental degradation and tribal friction.
Assumptions and Risks:
There are assumptions that must be considered when designing any project because it affects the project in the implementation phase, success and sustainability. These assumptions affect the project because it is a non-routine process that lasts for a long time and thus is susceptible to many variables and factors that fall outside the direct project management control. The factor that positively affects the project is presumed to be hypothetical while the negative effect is called risk. The assumptions and risks surrounding this project can be monitored by:
Assumptions:
1. Stability of the security situation in the selected states.
2. The commitment of state governments to a comprehensive development strategy.
3. Each concerned party shall carry out its duties fully and fulfill all its obligations.
4. Enforcement of the land use policy and the commitment of the tribes according to existing laws.
5. Provide funding for the implementation of the project and attract partners and sponsors of project packages.
6. Selection of efficient elements to manage the project.
Risk and coping mechanisms:
1. The situation is affected by some tribal conflicts in some areas.
Project Management represented by the Rural Women’s Development Fund will work to advance the stabilization process at project sites by involving tribal leaders, intellectuals and local civil society organizations in project arrangements and evaluations at various stages.
2. Continuing tribal conflicts in some areas of the project.
An effective mechanism to reduce this risk is to follow the analysis of stakeholders and involve them from the outset in the decision-making process. The project will also promote the culture of peace and support existing dispute resolution mechanisms both technically and financially.
3. Lack of funding for the ambitious project
The largest number of influential partners will be engaged and IFAD will work to fully or partially offset the budget for 2017 with a number of UN agencies and organizations.
Sustainability:
Sustainability is the biggest challenge facing any project on Earth, because it requires a latent power in its own being that continues to rotate and progress continuously without deviating from its predetermined path. It also requires a strong sense of ownership by all stakeholders. These two things are difficult and they need to be met by a critical condition: effective planning. This particular project can be achieved through the following:
1. Engage local communities (beneficiaries) in the project management cycle from start to finish enhancing their ownership sense.
2. Training pastoralists’ farmers and community groups and possessing technical and technical knowledge.
3. Continue the process of follow-up and evaluation and the immediate implementation of their recommendations.
4. Maintaining ecological balance and linking it to the economies of societies.
5. Establishment of a seed fund from the proceeds of the recovery of seeds from the beneficiaries.
6. Organizing the beneficiaries in productive associations and assisting them in registering.