Sudan - Emergency Wheat Production Project (SEWPP)

This intervention concerns Emergency Wheat Production Project (SEWPP). It aims to scale up wheat production and productivity in Sudan to mitigate the impact of the Russia's Invasion of Ukraineon food security and help Sudan achieve self-sufficiency in wheat production in the medium term and become an exporter in the long-term. With large scale delivery of certified quality seeds of climate-adapted varieties, fertilizers, and extension services, the project is expected to boost the wheat production from the current 630,000 tons to 1.52 million tons in two years. Its outcomes will be achieved by (i) large scale delivery of certified quality seeds of climate-adapted varieties, fertilizers, and extension services; (ii) Financing Fertilizer Availability and Affordability; (iii) leveraging digital technologies for the delivery of smart subsidies of certified seeds and fertilizers to ensure transparency and inclusion, especially for youth and women; (iv) strengthening extension services to promote grood agronomic practices, greater fertilizer use efficiency and reduction of postharvest losses; and (v) supporting policy actions and commitments and institutional strengthening to address the structural factors that prevent modern inputs from reaching farmers. The project has four main components, namely: (i) increasing wheat production, productivity and marketing; (ii) financing fertiliser availability and accessibility; (iii) supporting policy reforms and institutional strengthening and (iv) project coordination and management.