Western Sudan Agricultural Research Project Records, 1976-1986

The Western Sudan Agricultural Research Project, 1979-1986, was funded by the United States Agency for International Development and the World Bank. The Agricultural Research Corporation, research division of the Government of Sudan's Ministry of Agriculture, was a partner in the research program. The Consortium for International Development, of which Washington State University is a member, signed with the University's International Programs Development Office in August 1979 to implement the work. Washington State University provided the leadership and administrative support. The World Bank, initiator of the original plan, remained a co-funder, paying for the purchase and operation of an airplane to transport goods and personnel across the 350,000 square miles of the project.

The project aimed to meet the needs of the Western Sudan by: providing training; improving the agricultural research capabilities of four Western provinces; and raising the standard of living for subsistence farmers and pastoralists. Located in Kadugli, a city in Southern Kordofan, the project sought to improve the quality of life for the peoples of this area and the rest of the Sudan.

A list of abbreviations associated with the Sudan project is included below.