Japan outlines its development strategy in Sudan
April 10, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Japanese government announced its intention to implement projects worth $50 million in a number of states across Sudan as part of its efforts to strengthen the peace process in the conflict-ridden areas.
He pointed out that the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has completed several major projects in Darfur, South Kordofan and the Blue Nile states and continues to provide a lot of assistance in various areas of development, human development and capacity building across 17 states in Sudan.
Horie stressed that his country is actively seeking to expand investments in Sudan but said that complexity of procedures may delay projects.
For his part, the Resident Representative of JICA in Sudan Hiroyuki Mori said that his organization will launch several development projects in the states of Kassala and Gedaref in order to provide help in the areas of agriculture, urban and rural water, maternal and child health and vocational training.
“The organization will also create centers for vocational training and apprenticeship in the states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile” Mori said.
In the field of agriculture, Mori confirmed that they have several projects in the horticultural sector, traditional and automatic irrigation that is supervised by the agricultural guidance department in collaboration with JICA.
He said that helps to improve and develop agricultural mechanization, maintenance and operation.
Mori also spoke of JICA contributions in the health sector which included training midwives while linking it to the health sector in accordance with an agreement between Sudan and Japan in the field of training to strengthen the role of reproductive health, which contributes to the reduction of maternal mortality rates.
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