Agriculture and Forestry

Francis A. Lees and Hugh C. Brooks

Chapter 4 in The Economic and Political Development of the Sudan, 1977, pp 42-57 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract At present the two key economic sectors in the Sudan are transport and agriculture. Agricultural production is the major marketable commodity of the Sudan and transportation is required to get this product to the market places of the world. In addition to its strategic importance as a net earner of foreign exchange, agriculture exerts a tremendous quantitative impact on the fortunes (or vicissitudes) of the Sudan. Agriculture contributes close to 40 per cent of Gross Domestic Product, generates over 90 per cent of the Sudan’s merchandise exports, provides the bulk of raw materials needed for local industries, and provides employment opportunities for over three-fourths of the work force.1

Keywords: Irrigate Agriculture; Irrigation Scheme; Political Development; Forest Policy; Joint Account (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1977
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-03275-4_4

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