Authors : Osman A. O. Elmakki

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 10 - October

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/25oct992

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Abstract : Sudan, with its extensive arable land, varied climatic zones, and rich natural resources, has the potential to be a breadbasket for the world. Notwithstanding its agricultural promise, the country is beset with many challenges, including primitive farming practices, limited access to modern technologies, inadequate infrastructure, and adverse impacts of climate change. These barriers have contributed to low productivity, increased food insecurity, and perpetuated a cycle of dependency on humanitarian aid. The following paper discusses the pathways that would necessarily be taken by making agriculture sustainable for Sudan, one that would sufficiently achieve food security to become a contributor in global food production. In this study, it is brought out that to help avert this resource adoption, sustainable agricultural approaches such as agroforestry and conservation agriculture should be practiced so as to conserve soil health, improve water retention, and therefore reduce climate variability. It also emphasizes that the role of technological innovation-through precision agriculture, for example, or efficient irrigation systems-lies in increasing productivity and efficiency of resources. Finally, the paper stresses that strategic policy reforms are much needed to achieve easy access to credit, assured land rights, and technical training for farmers, especially smallholders and women farmers, who constitute a critical part of the agricultural labor force. This agricultural transformation is propelled by regional cooperation and integration in terms of knowledge sharing, investment in technology, and access to wider markets. This would involve building an inclusive, sustainable agricultural framework within Sudan through the partnership of government agencies, local communities, and international organizations. The paper also explores the aspect of empowering local communities through education, capacity-building, and participatory governance, hence informing agricultural policies from the realities at the grassroots level. Therefore, this paper concludes that transitioning Sudan from dependency to self-sufficiency involves an integration of a holistic approach that not only instills sustainable practices but also technological innovations with inclusive policy reforms. Such addressing of the systemic challengesin Sudan's agriculture will turn it into a potential breadbasket for the world, securing the food of the people while benefiting the whole world with much-needed food security and stability. The findings of this study show how the stakeholders should orient themselves in working out the labyrinth of agricultural transformation toward long- term resilience and prosperity.

Keywords : Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security, Agricultural Innovation, Climate Resilience, Policy Reform, Global Food Basket

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