Farm Mechanization in Sudan: Historical Development, Present Status and Future Prospects of Industry, Research and Policies

摘要

Sudan occupies a region that is located in the middle part of the Nile Basin to the south of Egypt. The country is located within the Sudano-Sahelian region in north east Africa, with geographic coordinates: (Lat. 4° and 22° north and longit. 22° and 38° E) and has a special geopolitical location that bridges the Arab World and Sub-Saharan Africa: it facilitates trade and human movement between, and is a melting pot of, African and Arab cultures. Sudan achieved independence in 1956. The country comprises four regions divided into 15 states. Its total area was reduced from 2,500,000 km~2 to 1,882,000 km2 following the independence of South Sudan in 2011. Together, the two countries contain 63 per cent of the Nile basin and share borders with nine countries.