Sudan - Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (AVCDP)

The Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (AVCDP) is part of the Sudan National Agricultural Investment Plan (SNAIP), which aims to achieve widespread socio-economic development driven by a dynamic agricultural sector. The project will be implemented in three states over a duration of five years starting in July/August 2018, and will focus on four commodity value chains: Groundnuts, Sesame, Potato, and Gum Arabic. The project cost is estimated at UA 32.74 million, of which AfDB is financing UA 29.64 million or 90.5% and the Government of Sudan will contribute UA 3.10 million or 9.5%. The main economic benefits of the project are an increase in production and productivity of groundnuts, sesame, gum arabic and irish potatoes, enhanced access to markets and ultimately an increase in beneficiary incomes and strengthening of food security and climate resilience. It has four components which include the following: enhancing production and productivity, infrastructure development for market access and trade facilitation, strengthening gum arabic value chain and project cordination and management.