Deal #4330 Version 66970 Version 87227
Intended size
780β€―000 ha
780β€―500 ha
Comment on land area
Another source states a total of 793,000 ha. 12,500 hectares will be allocated to the joint company. The rest will be leased to private sector firms from Turkey.
Another source states a total of 793,000 ha. 12,500 hectares will be allocated to the joint company. The rest will be leased to private sector firms from Turkey.Turkey has been planning since 2014 to meet a significant portion of its agri-food needs by cultivating farmland leased in Sudan. However, as no land allocation has yet been made to Turkey. Another source states 12,500 hectares of land where a pilot farm will be established and 780,500 hectares to be allocated (Nordic Monitor, 2022).
Comment on nature of the deal
Maximum duration offered will be 99 years.
Private Turkish companies have not been transferred due to the change of government in Sudan in 2019 and the pandemic, adding that no payment has been made to the Sudanese since the land has not yet been leased.
Comment on negotiation status
Partnership agreement (pact) signed in 2014. The bilateral pact aims to rationalize the use of resources and agricultural potential and contribute to sustainable food objectives. Pact published in government gazette on 19 November 2015. "Turkish agricultural sector will be able to commence investments in Sudan's fields by 2019. An office of Turkish and Sudanese joint agricultural and livestock company was opened last week [2018] in the eastern African country’s capital Khartoum".
Partnership agreement (pact) signed in 2014. The bilateral pact aims to rationalize the use of resources and agricultural potential and contribute to sustainable food objectives. Pact published in government gazette on 19 November 2015. "Turkish agricultural sector will be able to commence investments in Sudan's fields by 2019. An office of Turkish and Sudanese joint agricultural and livestock company was opened last week [2018] in the eastern African country’s capital Khartoum". Private Turkish companies have not been transferred due to the change of government in Sudan in 2019 and the pandemic. While the opposition claims the fate of the project is still uncertain and that insufficient information has been shared with the public.
Comment on implementation status
In 2021 the project still seems to be relevant, although not in operation.
Comment on jobs created (total)
No staff is working at the agricultural company established for the project in 2018.
Comment on investment chain
Turkish private sector firms will be invited to invest in the region.
On April 28, 2014 Sudan and Turkey signed the β€œAgreement on Bilateral Agricultural Cooperation and Partnership Between Turkey and Sudan,” which went into effect on November 19, 2015.Turkish private sector firms will be invited to invest in the region. The Turkish Sudan International Agriculture and Livestock Corporation was established in 2017
Crops area/yield/export
  • Corn (Maize) [current]
  • Cotton, Soya Beans, Sun Flower, Sesame, Wheat, Corn (Maize) [current]
Comment on crops
Turkey’s General Directorate of Agricultural Enterprises (TΔ°GEM) planned to produce cotton, soybeans, sunflowers, sesame, wheat, corn, sugarcane, broad beans, clover, tomatoes, eggplant, cucumbers and peppers on the pilot farm
Comment on use of produce
Aim to increase both countries’ agricultural trade
Overall comment
"facilitate procedures such as visas, residence and work permits in order to create the appropriate climate for economic and trade cooperation between them." In 2021 the project still seems to be relevant, although not in operation.
"facilitate procedures such as visas, residence and work permits in order to create the appropriate climate for economic and trade cooperation between them." In 2021 the project still seems to be relevant, although not in operation.

Location #sxRTsWy3

Comment
six different regions in Sudan. While identifying the area on which the pilot farm will be established, TΔ°GEM conducted land analyses. The project aims to produce a number of agricultural produce that cannot be produced in Turkey due to reasons related to the country's climate.
Six different regions in Sudan. While identifying the area on which the pilot farm will be established, TΔ°GEM conducted land analyses. The project aims to produce a number of agricultural produce that cannot be produced in Turkey due to reasons related to the country's climate.

Data source #iirdIwDE

File

Data source #VpJlNlLG

Url
Comment on data source
URL no longer works
Originally hosted on Asharq Al-Awsat but link no longer working.

Data source #WLCCpkrG

File
Publication title
Decree on Approval of Bilateral Agricultural Cooperation and Partnership Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Sudan
Comment on data source
Decree on Approval of Bilateral Agricultural Cooperation and Partnership Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Sudan

Data source #wtpgempz

File
Type
Media report
Url
Keep PDF not public
No
Publication title
Turkey’s ambitious project in Sudan turns into a fiasco
Date
2022-04-16
Name
Levent Kenez

Contract #qgehSmHn

Comment on contract
Maximum duration offered will be 99 years.