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Improving the Implementation of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards and Norms for Animal and Plant Health in Sudan - TCP/SUD/3606

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 10

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) It has been estimated that the animal sector in Sudan supports approximately 30 percent of the country‘s human population, contributing around 20 percent to national gross domestic product (GDP) and 47 percent to agricultural GDP. According to recent estimates, the country has about 30 million heads of cattle, 40 million heads of sheep and 30 million heads of goats, as well as around 4.5 million camels, largely owned by pastoralists. Small ruminants account for 30 percent of the livestock units of the country and contribute significantly to the national economy. The animal sector is affected by various transboundary animal diseases (TADs) that have a negative impact on livestock trading. Among the most important of these are foot and mouth disease (FMD), Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), brucellosis, Rift Valley fever (RVF) contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) and bluetongue (BT). As a member of the World Animal Health Organization (OIE), Sudan has taken important steps towards controlling FMD and PPR. The country currently exports livestock (mainly small ruminants and camels) to Saudi Arabia and chilled sheep meat to Jordan. However, exports are often impeded by outbreaks of one of the TADs listed above. This has a serious impact on livestock trading in Sudan, owing to the lack of an early warning system and poor skills in outbreak investigation. In addition, risk-based strategic plans and contingency plans for important TADs in Sudan do not exist. The main objective of this project was to support MOAF and MOAR to strengthen their technical capacities in issues related to animal health, phytosanitary and food safety and quality control (QC) to bring them into line with the relevant international standards and guidelines, and to develop appropriate responsive policies and regulatory frameworks.

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