Sudan E-Agriculture Strategy and Action Plan (2018-2022)

This E-agriculture Strategy and Action Plan is a nationwide crosssectoral document built on SUDNAIP 2016-2020, the 5-year investment plan, which maps the investments needed to achieve the Sudan Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) target of 6% annual growth in Agriculture Domestic Product (GDP). It lays down a roadmap by which ICT developments can significantly contribute towards achievement of the country’s agricultural Vision of "excellence in adopting e-solutions to transform agriculture for national prosperity capable of rapid and sustainable growth, inclusive of smallholders and with strong linkages to agricultural industrialization". The cross-sectoral nature of ICTs propels growth in other sectors that can be further leveraged by the Agriculture sector. More specifically, e- agriculture has the potential to meet the agricultural goals of Sudan by contributing in the following areas (i) improving national agricultural research and information systems; (ii) facilitating trade and domestic market access; (iii) improving agricultural extension and advisory services; (iv) promoting sustainable farming practices; (v) improving postharvest handling and logistics; (vi) enhancing disaster management and early warning systems; (vii) facilitating financial inclusion, credit, insurance and risk management schemes; (viii) advising policies and monitoring effective implementation; (ix) improving data availability and analysis for food safety and traceability; (x) enhancing linkage between government, researchers and producers which in turn facilitates effective policies; (xi) improving farmers’ incomes and productivity on a sustainable basis; (xii) enhancing knowledge management and access to information; (xiii) improve Forest Governance; (xiv) using ICT for Remote Sensing, Crowdsourcing, and Big Data to Unlock the Potential of Agricultural Data; and (xv) using ICT for Land Administration and Management. The Action Plan is envisioned to be implemented in three phases. A detailed monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan would need to be developed after adoption of the Strategy for the expected outcomes and the Action Plan for each phase.