Prime Minister Chairs Expanded Meeting on Providing Requirements for the Gezira Scheme

His Excellency the Prime Minister, Professor Kamil Idris, chaired an expanded meeting today at his office, which included the Ministers of Agriculture and Irrigation, Energy, and Minerals; the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Gezira Scheme, Lieutenant General Khaled Al-Shami; the Minister of State for Finance, Counselor Mohamed Nour Abdul-Dayem; the Governor of the Gezira Scheme, Engineer Ibrahim Mustafa; and the Director of the Green Revolution Company, a subsidiary of the Sudanese Agricultural Bank, Magdi Amin. In a press statement, the Governor of the Gezira Scheme explained that the meeting secured support for the Gezira Scheme and the provision of agricultural inputs, as well as work to ensure that all requirements and inputs for the winter season reach the scheme on time. The Governor of the Gezira Scheme indicated that the meeting was reassured by the provision of large quantities of fuel currently on their way to the Gezira Scheme, in addition to securing all inputs for harvesting operations. He noted that the agricultural season will be a promising one for farmers. The Governor of the Gezira Scheme pointed to the Minister of Energy's confirmation of connecting the hot line electricity to the 'Muzayqila' pumps in the south of the Gezira. He noted that the harvesting operations in the Gezira Scheme, which have already begun, are proceeding at a steady pace and have yielded promising results, adding, 'The Gezira Scheme is doing well, and Sudan will not go hungry.'