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Wad Medani – 10 November 2025
A joint meeting was held on Monday, 10 November 2025, at the office of the Acting Director General Professor Ahmed Hassan Abu Assar, at ARC headquarters in Wad Medani, with a delegation from Catholic Relief Services (CRS). The meeting was attended by Dr. Amani Ahmed Idris, Director of Technology Transfer and Knowledge Management, Dr. Mohamed Elbagir ElKhawad, Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr. Mohammed Khair Hassan, Director of the Gezira Research Station, in addition to Mr. Yasser Abdelmutalib, representative of Economic Security.
The meeting discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between the two sides in enhancing the capacities of farmers and agricultural extension workers in wheat production technologies for the 2025 winter season. This will be implemented through a Training-of-Trainers (ToT) program, workshops, and field visits, as part of the Thabat Project funded by the World Bank and implemented by CRS in the Gezira Scheme. The organization also extended an official invitation to the ARC to participate in a workshop on summer crops scheduled for January 2026.
At the conclusion of the meeting, both parties agreed to prepare a Memorandum of Understanding to be signed in the coming days, reinforcing areas of partnership and supporting joint efforts to advance the agricultural sector.
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