Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries (Sudan)
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The Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries (Arabic: وزارة الثروة الحيوانية والسمكية), also known as the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, is a federal government ministry in Sudan responsible for livestock production, animal health, veterinary services and fisheries.[1] Its functions include formulating national policy, supervising veterinary quarantine, issuing import and export certification,[2][3] monitoring animal diseases,[4] and coordinating federal programmes with Sudan’s state-level veterinary authorities.[5] As of June 2026, the minister is Ahmed Al-Tijani Al-Mansouri[6] and the undersecretary is Ammar Al-Sheikh Idris.[7]
History and organisation
Sudan’s central veterinary administration traces its institutional origins to a veterinary service established in 1898,[5] with the Ministry of Livestock being founded in 1902[6] by Reginald Wingate,Governor-General of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.[8] By 2009, the Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries supervised veterinary activities at the national level, while state ministries administered local veterinary services.[5]
The ministry has also overseen specialised institutions. Sudan’s Wildlife Research Center, for example, was transferred to the ministry in 1995, moved to the Ministry of Science and Technology in 2002 and returned to the animal-resources ministry in 2010.[5]
Responsibilities
The ministry oversees national surveillance and control programmes for epidemic, transboundary and zoonotic animal diseases. It also develops veterinary legislation, prepares reports for international organisations, regulates livestock movements and supports the production and marketing of livestock and fishery products.[9] Its administrative structure has included directorates responsible for animal health, animal production, fisheries and aquaculture, veterinary quarantine, extension, planning and livestock economics.[5][10]
The ministry cooperates with organisations including the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Organisation for Animal Health and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. The ministry's programmes have focused on veterinary training, disease control, domestic vaccine production, livestock exports and rural animal-production projects.[5]
References
- ↑ "Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries (Sudan)". Development aid.
- ↑ "EALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE EXPORT OF MAMMALS: FROM SUDAN TO JAPAN EXCLUDING RODENTS AND LAGOMORPHA" (PDF). Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries (Sudan).
- ↑ "Livestock Ministry Announces Six Slaughterhouses Ready to Resume Meat Exports". 2026-07-21. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
- ↑ "Sudan: Cooperation Between Ministries of Animal Resources and Health to Combat Epidemics and Diseases". allAfrica.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Masiga, Walter; Daborn, Chris (2009). "Tool for the evaluation of Performance of Veterinary Services" (PDF). World Organisation for Animal Health.
- 1 2 "Sudan: Al-Mansouri Meets Ifad Delegation to Discuss Development Projects". Sudan News Agency. 2026-06-16. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
- ↑ "Sudan: Animal Resources Undersecretary Confirms Six Abattoirs Ready to Resume Red Meat Exports". Sudan News Agency. 2026-07-22. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
- ↑ "No. 27171". The London Gazette. 6 March 1900. p. 1526.
- ↑ SudanTribune (2026-05-13). "Sudan plans meat exports to Japan, Europe and Gulf". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
- ↑ "Sudan's Nile fishermen worry as climate change means fewer fish". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
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