{"id":182587,"date":"2015-07-01T20:18:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T20:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/sudan-s-northern-state-expropriates-farmlands-in-merowe\/"},"modified":"2015-07-01T20:18:00","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T20:18:00","slug":"sudan-s-northern-state-expropriates-farmlands-in-merowe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-s-northern-state-expropriates-farmlands-in-merowe","title":{"rendered":"Sudan\u2019s Northern State expropriates farmlands in Merowe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Ministry of Agriculture of Sudan&rsquo;s Northern State has confiscated 400 acres of land at the Alar agricultural project in Merowe locality, to offer them to foreign investors.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Most of the investors are Turks and Saudis,&rdquo; an affected farmer told Radio Dabanga. &ldquo;We have attempted to use all legal means to stop the confiscation. The authorities, however, have obstructed us on various occasions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He said that in April the Ministry issued a list of 80 people whose farmlands were to be expropriated, under the pretext that they were lying fallow. &ldquo;Yet, we have not been able to cultivate our lands because the government failed to provide the canals required for irrigation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The fallow lands lie in Part II of the Alar project, extending from El Dom in Merowe locality to El Debab and Fitna.&nbsp;The farmer expressed his fear that the investors will not plant wheat and beans, &ldquo;which will adversely affect the people in the area&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>The farmer further warned for new waves of displacement, as the Northern State Ministry of Agriculture has decided to expropriate all uncultivated lands in the state.<\/p>\n<p>He therefore called on the Sudanese Presidency to &ldquo;urgently intervene, and resolve the problem&rdquo;. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-square superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #d52631;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share article<\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Agriculture of Sudan\u2019s Northern State has confiscated 400 acres of land at the Alar agricultural project in Merowe locality, to offer them to foreign investors.<br \/>\n\u201cMost of the investors are Turks and Saudis,\u201d an affected farmer told Radio Dabanga. \u201cWe have attempted to use all legal means to stop the confiscation. 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