Sudan: Eastern Sudan Farmers ‘Optimistic’ About Upcoming Harvest

New Halfa — In Eastern Sudan, the head of the agricultural committee of the New Halfa Agricultural Project in Kassala told Radio Dabanga that crops, especially cotton, in the southern areas are growing well with improved rainfall and international support key factors in their recovery.

According to the head of the committee, the amount of rain this season has been balanced and beneficial, compared to previous seasons. “There have been high rates of rainfall which is much better.”

In an interview…