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State officials said about 774,000 feddans had been planted there: 234,000 in sesame, 468,000 in sorghum, 23,000 in millet and 44,000 in groundnuts.","The state production official said rain-fed planted area reached about 2.747 million feddans, or 91% of the target. The governor expected a strong harvest where rainfall had been favourable but gave no numerical production forecast."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"SD","data":{"blocks":[{"columns":[{"key":"indicator","label":{"ar":"المؤشر","de":"Indikator","en":"Indicator","es":"Indicador","fr":"Indicateur","pt":"Indicador","tr":"Gösterge"},"language":"en","type":"text"},{"key":"area_feddans","label":{"ar":"المساحة (فدان)","de":"Fläche (Feddan)","en":"Area (feddans)","es":"Superficie (feddanes)","fr":"Superficie (feddans)","pt":"Área (feddans)","tr":"Alan (feddan)"},"type":"number","unit":"feddans"},{"key":"percent","label":{"ar":"النسبة (%)","de":"Anteil (%)","en":"Percentage (%)","es":"Porcentaje (%)","fr":"Pourcentage (%)","pt":"Percentual (%)","tr":"Oran (%)"},"type":"number","unit":"percent"},{"key":"basis","label":{"ar":"الصفة والنطاق","de":"Grundlage und Umfang","en":"Basis and scope","es":"Naturaleza y alcance","fr":"Nature et périmètre","pt":"Natureza e abrangência","tr":"Nitelik ve kapsam"},"language":"en","type":"text"},{"key":"source_date","label":{"ar":"تاريخ نشر المصدر","de":"Veröffentlichungsdatum der Quelle","en":"Source release date","es":"Fecha de publicación de la fuente","fr":"Date de publication de la source","pt":"Data de publicação da fonte","tr":"Kaynağın yayın tarihi"},"type":"date"}],"description":{"ar":"أفادت سونا بأن مسؤولي الولاية دشنوا حصاد السمسم في 18 أكتوبر وأعلنوا مساحات الزراعة في الجبلين والولاية.","de":"SUNA meldete, dass die Behörden am 18. 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Die aufgeführten Kulturen in Jabalain ergeben 5.000 Feddan weniger als die gemeldete Gesamtfläche; die Quelle erklärt die Abweichung nicht.","en":"Planted areas are shown separately as reported by SUNA. The listed Jabalain crop areas sum to 5,000 feddans less than its reported total; the source does not explain the difference.","es":"Las superficies sembradas se muestran por separado según SUNA. La suma de los cultivos enumerados en Jabalain es 5.000 feddanes inferior al total comunicado; la fuente no explica la diferencia.","fr":"Les superficies cultivées sont présentées séparément telles que les rapporte SUNA. La somme des cultures citées à Jabalain est inférieure de 5 000 feddans au total annoncé ; la source n’explique pas cet écart.","pt":"As áreas plantadas são apresentadas separadamente conforme a SUNA. A soma das culturas listadas em Jabalain fica 5.000 feddans abaixo do total informado; a fonte não explica a diferença.","tr":"SUNA’nın bildirdiği ekili alanlar ayrı metrikler olarak gösterilmiştir. Jabalain için belirtilen ürün kalemlerinin toplamı ile bildirilen toplam alan arasında 5.000 feddan fark vardır; kaynak bu farkı açıklamamıştır."},"rowTranslations":[{"basis":{"ar":"مساحة مزروعة تقريبية","de":"Ungefähre Anbaufläche","en":"Approximate planted area","es":"Superficie sembrada aproximada","fr":"Superficie cultivée approximative","pt":"Área plantada aproximada","tr":"Yaklaşık ekili alan"},"indicator":{"ar":"إجمالي المساحة المزروعة في الجبلين","de":"Gesamte Anbaufläche in Jabalain","en":"Total planted area in Jabalain","es":"Superficie total sembrada en Jabalain","fr":"Superficie totale cultivée à Jabalain","pt":"Área total plantada em Jabalain","tr":"Jabalain ekili alan toplamı"}},{"basis":{"ar":"مساحة مزروعة تقريبية","de":"Ungefähre Anbaufläche","en":"Approximate planted area","es":"Superficie sembrada aproximada","fr":"Superficie cultivée approximative","pt":"Área plantada aproximada","tr":"Yaklaşık ekili alan"},"indicator":{"ar":"مساحة السمسم في 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State officials said about 774,000 feddans had been planted there: 234,000 in sesame, 468,000 in sorghum, 23,000 in millet and 44,000 in groundnuts.","text":"Sudan News Agency reported that the White Nile State governor opened the sesame harvest in Jabalain on October 18. State officials said about 774,000 feddans had been planted there: 234,000 in sesame, 468,000 in sorghum, 23,000 in millet and 44,000 in groundnuts.\n\nSudan News Agency reported that the White Nile State governor opened the sesame harvest in Jabalain on October 18. State officials said about 774,000 feddans had been planted there: 234,000 in sesame, 468,000 in sorghum, 23,000 in millet and 44,000 in groundnuts.\n\nThe state production official said rain-fed planted area reached about 2.747 million feddans, or 91% of the target. 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