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Sennar partnership plants 6,250 feddans for seed production

Sudan News Agency reported a seed-production partnership between Harvest and farmers at the Wefaq agricultural scheme in Sennar State. The governor visited on October 17; the agency said the company had planted about 6,250 feddans for seed.

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Officials described the Wefaq scheme as about 58,000 feddans in total, with roughly 31,000 planted at the time: 25,000 by farmers and 6,250 in the Harvest seed partnership. The source separately reported 2,250 feddans for seed production at the Kessab scheme with Rest.

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Wefaq project sets aside 6,250 feddans for seed production

SUNA reported an October 17 field visit to a seed-production partnership between Harvest and farmers at the Wefaq scheme.

Wefaq seed-production partnership area6250Approximate planted area2026-10-17
Planted area at Wefaq scheme31000Approximate planted area2026-10-17
Total Wefaq scheme area58000Approximate total scheme area; not planted area2026-10-17
Seed-production area at Kessab scheme2250Approximate planted area2026-10-17
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Areas are those reported by SUNA as planted or scheme size. The reported approximate 31,000 feddans planted and 58,000-feddan total scheme area are separate source figures; seed plots are not added to them.

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