- Food Security Pillars

Red Sea State
Food Security Technical Secretariat
The Red Sea State quarterly food security bulletin
(October – December 2014)
Bulletin No (6)
December 2014
Highlights/summary
The months of October, November and
December are classified as therein
season in the State and particularly in
Port Sudan and surrounding areas;
hence livestock migration from other
Localities and neighboring States in
search of pasture is very common.
This season, sales of animals were
described to be below normal in most
local markets due to availability of
fodder.
Generally speaking, during the period of
October to December 2014,
There have been no reports of
epidemics or outbreak of serious
diseases. However, according to health
workers at rural hospitals and health
units, the main reported cases in these
three months includeARI, malaria, eye
infection, diarrhea, measles, etc.
.Sorghum prices have started the
seasonal gradual decline from a number
of localities falling from SDG 400 per
sack in October to 250/sack in
December in Sinkat and in Port Sudan
from as low as 300/sack in October to
a pit lower price of 260/sack SDG in
December.
Agricultural sectoristhe main pillar for
sustainable development and food
security in the country
Estimates of arable landaroundthe state
(1273361) acres spread
overdifferentlocalities, mainly
TokarDelta, which has an area of
406,000acres, a landofhigh fertility.
Livestock production in the State contributes significantly to the Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) and to the food security of the State. It is mainly
nomadic, based on free utilization of rangelands through seasonal
movements. Due to the long distances covered, the productivity is rather
low. The semi nomadic pastoral system in Red Sea State is based on the
utilization of crop residues remaining from rain fed agriculture in the
Savannah region, as well arson natural grazing in the area, and the
sedentary one is based on sheep and goats raised in small villages in all
localities of the State. The major constraints facing livestock rearing in the
State include feed shortage, overgrazing Desertification, lack of breed
resources and lack of adequate veterinary services.
The agricultural sector remains one of the main pillars for sustainable
development and food security in the country. Estimates of the states’
arable land is around 1,273,361 Fadden spread over different localities, but
mainly in Tokar Delta which has an area of406, 000feddanof high fertility
land.
With regards to the reported high malnutrition in the state, there are
many reasons and interrelated factors that lead to the emergence of such
malnutrition of various kinds, including drought, ignorance and lack of
knowledge and awareness, false beliefs and current global economic
situation as well as the dispersion of the population in some rural areas,
making it difficult to access services feeding them, and work to raise
awareness and correct misconceptions and distance. NB. For investigating
the socio-economic factors behind the high malnutrition rate in the State a
research sponsored by the SFP&SCBP is under process.
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 The Red Sea State Food Security and Nutrition Technical Secretariat (RSSFSTS) receive weekly
market price updates from all the ten Localities including the State Capital, Port Sudan using a
standard methodology that ensures accuracy and impartiality. Food security has improved in
November as main harvests become available as well as income from cash crop sales. The
seasonal decline of cereal prices is also likely to improve access to food through market
purchase. Livestock to cereal terms of trade will also improve. Food prices remained falling
downwards in most Localities due to mainly an increase of the production. Significant Drop in
the temperatures were Recorded during the month of November most parts of the state.
According to RSSFSTS, improved rainfall in most parts of the state since August has
enabled farmers to plant more land resulting more production. Along the Red Sea cost
area drop in temperature and partly cloudy to cloudy with 4-5 days of rainfall in Port Sudan
was observed.
Fetarita
* Note:-
600
400
October
November
200
December
0
Portsudan Sawkin
sinkat
Haliab
Agig
Mogod
600
400
Portsudan
200
sinkat
0
October
November December
Wheat
400
300
October
200
November
100
December
0
Portsudan
Sawkin
sinkat
Haliab
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Food Security Technical Secretariat
Sorghum prices have started the
seasonal gradual decline from a number of
localities falling from SDG 400 per sack in
October to 250/sack in December in Sinkat
and in Port Sudan from as low as 300/sack in
October to a pit lower price of 260/sack SDG
in December.
Similarly, in Suakin Sorghum price dropped
from 450/sack SDG in October to 280/sack in
December, and in Halaib drop from 430/sack in
October to 320/sack in December. With regards
to Mogod, prices have Increase example, from
SDG 333/sack in October to 345/sack in
December in Port Sudan. And in Sinkat Mogod
price has dropped from 430 per sack in
October to 390/sack in December . And this
can be attributed to agood harvest and
improved transport. Similarly, Wheat prices
have slightly fallen in Sinkat from SDG 200 per
sack in October to 160/sack in December. And
in Halaib Locality dropped from 143/sack in
October to SDG 115/sack in December, on the
contrary, wheat prices have Increase from SDG
200/sack in October to 210/sack in December
in Port Sudan. “Expected more than this price
drop in coming month.
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* The price of Okra Remained in
October and December (20/kg SDG)
However, Tomato prices have declined
from SDG 20 per kilogram in October
to as low as to 12\Kg in December
2014, resulting a 40 % decline of
market prices. On the contrary, Onion
prices have Decrease from 9/kg in
October and November, to 8/kg in
December Resulting an increase of
11%.
SDG
20
okra
15
tomato
10
onion
5
0
October
November
December
100

SDG
80
October
60
November
40
December
20
0
Nagel
Hagare
Arabi
gambry
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Food Security Technical Secretariat
* It is also reported that the increase
and high prices of Nigel, Hagare, Arabi
fish species during the month of
December from 65, 18, 12 in October to
95, 22.5, 17.5 SDG/kg in December
respectively. This increase in prices can
be attributed Increase demand for the
commodity and the lack of production.
However, there was a decrease of price
in Gambari from SDG 70/kg in October
to 55/kg in December in Port Sudan.
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* the price of Beef Increase from 46 SDG in
October to 48 SDG in November and
100
SDG
Dropped again to 46 in December, However
of Mutton Increase also from 60 SDG in
50
Beef
0
October
November
Mutton
December
Sheep
1500
SDG
November
500
December
0
Sawkin
sinkat
Agig
Algonob
Caw Generation
SDG
20000
10000
Agig
0
November
Algonob
December
Goats
800
SDG
700
600
500
November
400
300
200
December
100
0
Portsudan
Sawkin
sinkat
Dropped again to 60 SDG in December This
is due to the Increasing the feed rate.
* We find that the animals of varying
1000
Portsudan
October to 70 SDG in November and
Algonob
price between localities, in port sudan
price of Sheep 900 SDG in November
and December, and Algonob dropped
from 1040 SDG in November to 900
SDG in December, However of Goat
dropped from 600 SDG in November to
450 SDG in December in Algonob, and
Sinkat dropped from 340 SDG in
November to 323 SDG in December,
port sudan and Suakin the price remind
800 , 325 respectively in November and
December, Also the Caw generation
increase from 400 SDG in November to
550 SDG in December in Agig, in
Algonob 12000 in November and
December, The camels price remind in
port sudan and Agig 9000 , 6000
respectively
in
November
and
December, affected the harvest season
and the holidays and the issued and that
means that prices go up in the holidays
and quantity issued and vice versa for
the decline.
Camels
10000
8000
6000
4000
November
2000
December
0
Portsudan
Agig
Algonob
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SDG
20
15
10
5
October
0
Eltaib 1 Sabah 1 Shams1 Surgam Olien 1
Litre
Litre
Litre 1 Litre Litre
 Delta
Fool 1
Litre
November
December
* The price of oil fell in December compared with
that Of November and December. For example,
Eltaib and Sabah oils decreased from 16.5 SDG
per liter in November to 16.2/liter in December
Similarly, the price Of Fool decreased from 16.1
SDG/liter In No to 15.8 SDG/liter in December.
Equally, Olien oil dropped from 12.75/liter in
November to slightly lower price of 12.7/liter in
December.
Surgam and Shams oil prices have also dropped
from 12.75 and 17.5 per liter in November to
16.2/liter in December.
Tokar project:-

The agricultural sector is the leading sector is the engine of the economy in terms of contributing to
GDP ratio depends upon the ability of the total population in the provision of livelihoods and the
agricultural sector is the main pillar for sustainable development and food security in the country
Estimates of arable land around the state (1273361) acres spread over different localities, mainly
Tokar Delta, which has an area of 406,000 acres, a land of high fertility.

The total arable land in the Tokar Delta and one is estimated at 406.000 Fadden of which the
irrigated land is 139595 Fadden and land planned for planting is around 90225 Fadden. The
estimated total area of producing astute and corn, cotton, millet and vegetables 20337.

Weather: -
Northeasterly sdniw causing dust and Altria.

Rain: -
Rain did not remember.

Relative humidity: -
Center

Irrigation payments: -
Payments amounted irrigation31 Batch in season 2014/2015 m

Irrigated areas:
The total irrigated spaces in season 2014/2015 m is 139 595.
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
The table below shows the planned cultivation spaces of different
crops for the season 2014/2015 m :-
Crops
Areas/ Tons
Cotton
corn
millet
vegetables
total
10000
50000
24731
5492
90225
 Seeds:
I arrived the following seeds through the Ministry of Agriculture mandate
details as follows :-
Seeds
Quantities (Tons)
Cotton
Corn Tabat
Corn wed Ahmed
Corn Higery
31
25
53
70 Sacks
The distribution of all quantities of seed to harvest corn either cotton
distribution is still ongoing for farmers.

Crops: Began farming in the second week of September in the Delta Central and Eastern
and lasted until the second half of the month, most of the spaces winds Alhbabaa were
affected and that caused the death and burial of seedlings in most prescribed cultivated
in the first inspection and second spaces due to frequent floods, which affected the
crops and damaged by either Western Delta does not Agriculture continues and the
percentage of the damage as follows: -
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Crops
Affected%
Reasons
35 %
Alhbabaa winds were affected and that caused the death
and burial of seedlings + frequent floods
Alhbabaa winds were affected and that caused the death
and burial of seedlings + frequent floods
Ratio to be cultivated in low-lying areas always
Cotton
Corn
50 %
Vegetables
100 %
0
millet

Alhbabaa winds were affected and that caused the death
and burial of seedlings + frequent floods
Notes:Delays in the production of vegetables this season compared to the previous
season, with income producing the previous season in the month of October and the
beginning of production this season, entered the market from the third week of
October and quantities simple, generally due to the frequent floods and Alhbabaa
winds.

Insecticides:There locusts sparse in Western Delta Basin private Kjryay (under control)
 Suakin
Locality:-
Suakin Locality is the coastal Locality food security position is affected by the lack of
rain and drought cycles, such as convergence of the rest of the state's localities
especially in terms of traditional agriculture and animal husbandry in the area of
either wealth fishers there is a large untapped resource.
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 The agricultural side of the Locality: 
Table (1) shows the agricultural areas, safe spaces for agriculture, and beneficiary households,
cultivated areas, and irrigated areas Balfdan, and the method of irrigation:-
location
Arable area
(Fadan)
Beneficiary
households
Cultivated
area(Fadan)
Irrigated area
(Fadan)
Hambokab
Handob
350
350
150
250
200
350
50
250
Floods rain across bridges
Floods rain across bridges
Otor salo deeb
Tobeen
Kajarit
Shata
Hadayt Geba
Geb
Gabool
Tahily
Nolabat
Erim
Taharoy
Dahant
1150
650
150
200
700
600
250
350
150
120
130
75
0
450
150
150
350
250
150
0
150
150
150
150
450
450
8
15
400
300
200
250
50
50
100
15
100
150
100
150
200
100
50
45
50
30
10
10
Floods rain across bridges
Wels
Floods rain across bridges
Floods rain across bridges
Floods rain across bridges
Floods rain across bridges
Floods rain across bridges
Floods rain across bridges
Floods rain across bridges
Floods rain across bridges
Floods rain across bridges
Total
5525
2500
2,738
1,295
Floods rain across bridges
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Irrigation method
Table 2 shows the types of crops that are grown in the domestic, agricultural equipment used,
diseases Insecticides, and productivity (fadan).
Types of agricultural
crops
Millet
Maize
Vegetables
Water Melon,
Cucumber, Okra, Beans,
Shmam
Agricultural
equipment used
Loader for bridges
Metaphase
Alchorak
Almlod
Alsloch
Karak
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Food Security Technical Secretariat
Insect diseases
The most
prevalent species
of locusts
Productivity (fadan)
The productivity of the
previous year in local
North Mobile 2.3
Either in the local South
3-5 in 2010
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Livestock Condition:-
The livestock condition is noticed very well due to available of rich pastures and water
resources.

Lack of adequate of veterinary extension:-
For the above mention reason the World Food Program (WFP) is established to implement many
activity to enhance the extension sector by holding more training for CARDA and veterinary
staff.

Artificial Insemination:-
In spite of lack of breed resources and lack of adequate veterinary services, the State
is demonstrated the artificial insemination project. There were 9 cows artificially
inseminated and 21 cows had burned (21 kids). This means the owners had adopted
the new methodology or new idea.
Livestock Vaccination:Second dehorning campaigns started at 16/12/2014 ( ongoing ) by veterinary department in
both Toker and Agig localities targeting 15600heads of milky goats/ sheeps.
Feed Shortage:Feed Shortage is the main strain faced in this state, for this reason the emergency project / FAO
had distribution of 651 MT of kenana fodder in Agig and Toker localities. On the other side
17,5MT of mineral salt licks delivered to AbuHadia and WHH IN Toker and Agig localities
respectively to be distributed to the targeted 28 villages in both localities.
Gender Balance:86 women trained in food processing and nutrition by ( Extension unit at state level and MoH
nutrition department at locality level trainers) .Oslo nutrition awareness session to targeted
communities organized by our implementing partners SRCS,Abu Hadia and WHH and carried out
by nutrition speclalistists at localities levels in Haya, Toker and Agig. Total attendance was 6402
from them 4133 were woman.1212men 1057child.( emergency program project/ FAO)
Capacity Building :Funding training costs for 3participants nominated by DG sMoA to attend the livestock
emergency guidelines and standards ( LEGS) training ( TOT) in WadMadani.
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
Fisheries Production:-

Fresh Fish Imported:-
The Marine fresh Fish imported between October to December Month 2014 amounted to 28566
ton In October and 93000 ton in November2014. On the other hand, imported fresh Fish has
increased sharply to double compared to last reporting period of April- September 2014.

Ornamental Fish Export:-
The ornamental fish exported between Octobers to December2014 amounted to 3130 pieces in
October month and 5640 pieces in November 2014. The export of ornamental fish has, however
increased about 80% compared to last month.

The Marine Fish Fresh Exported:-
The marine fresh fish exported between Octobers to December2014 amounted to 10ton in
November and zero export in October 2014. The export of marine fresh fish has decreased
sharply to ten ton compared to last reporting period of April- September2014.
 Suakin Production:Suakin is important site for fish production; it is production is dropped by approximately 20%
(from 23500 ton in October to 18650 ton in November2014).
 Leather Production:October Month/
Head
November
7500
1600

The leather production have jumped from
7500 heads in October to as 1600 heads in
November2014, indicating of
increased100%.
Fodder Exported:-
Type
October-ton
November
Dry Fodder
6507
11581
Millet
0
450
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Food Security Technical Secretariat
The dry fodder export reached 6507 ton in
October and 11581 ton in November2014,
an increase of more than 80%. Similarly
the millet is jumped from zero in October
to as high as 450 in November2014,
indicating an increase of 100%.
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Nutrition indicators are international standards that define the extent of the development of peoples
and underdevelopment which is considered one of the most important metrics that determine the food
security status. There are many reasons and interrelated factors that lead to malnutrition including:
drought, ignorance and lack of knowledge and awareness, the false beliefs and current global economic
situation as well as the dispersion of the population in some rural areas, making it difficult to access
services feeding them and work to raise awareness and correct misconceptions and distance.

That's where:-
SAM: Sever Acute Malnutrition
/
GAM: Global Acute Malnutrition
MAM: Moderate Acute Malnutrition

Nutrition Status (October):-
Persenteg
 This chart shows the level of follow-up nutritional feeding centers in the all localities:
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
sawakin
SAM
port
sudan
3.6
MAM
5.3
GAM
8.9
-
senkat
haya
dordaib
tokar
agig
8.2
algoneb
&alolib
0
halaib
1.8
jabet
almaden
0
7.6
3.9
18.8
4.1
12.2
5.8
12.6
7.8
25
5.7
2.7
8.1
20.4
5.8
20.3
11.7
43.9
9.8
2.7
4.5
8.1
4.2
1.5
Overall, we find that poor global acute malnutrition (GAM) each state during the month of October
averaged 11.8 %.
He also noted that the highest severe acute malnutrition (SAM) has reached 18.8 % was locality
Dordaib.
Therefore, we find that local Dordaib is the most localities that have a high rate of malnutrition as a
result of the drought and the dispersion of villages and the lack of farmland.
We find that the lowest rate of malnutrition reached 4.2% recorded in the local Halayib
proportion of it commercial border area.
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
Nutrition Status (November):-
 This chart shows the level of follow-up nutritional feeding centers in the all localities:
40
35
Persenteg
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
-
sawakin
SAM
port
sudan
5.6
senkat
14.1
algoneb
&alolib
2
MAM
6.9
GAM
12.5
haya
dordaib
tokar
agig
12.8
9.7
12.9
7.7
2.7
jabet
almaden
0.3
14.5
4.7
28.6
6.7
halaib
13.6
15.1
24.5
9.3
4.8
10
5
26.5
24.9
37.4
17.1
7.5
10.4
15.7
10.7
Overall, we find that the global acute malnutrition (GAM) of the mandate of the Red Sea
during November averaged 16.6 %.
We find that the local Sawakin the highest severe acute malnutrition (SAM) rate of
14.1% as a result of the lack of health education for mothers.
We find that the local Dordaib has the highest rate of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM)
where she was 24.5%.
 Nutritional status for 2014:
This chart shows rates malnutrition since the beginning of the year
until the month of November 2014.
*Overall High rates of GAM in
100%
80%
15.2 11.6 9.3
9.8
10
9.8
8.3 11.2 13.7 11.7 15.2
9.9
7.2
6.2
6.9
6.7
6.6
5.9
7.1
8.8
7.3
8.5
5.3
4.4
3.1
2.8
3.3
3.2
2.3
4
4.9
4.4
6.7
60%
40%
20%
0%
SAM
MAM
GAM
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Food Security Technical Secretariat
January and November, the
beginning and end of the year as it
reached 15.2%.
*And also noted high rates of
severe acute malnutrition SAM in
the month of January and
November, the beginning and end
of the year where it reached in
January 5.3% In November 6.7%.
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