1) The document discusses gender participation in wheat agricultural projects in Sudan. It finds that 38% of total staff are female, with higher percentages in lower positions. 2) It provides data on the number of male and female staff in various specializations within the agricultural research center in Sudan in 2013. For example, 50% of research assistants and 52% of researchers were female. 3) It also discusses gender participation in training programs run by the wheat project, finding that 43% of total participants were female, with some programs having only female participants.

1. Gender in wheat agricultural project:
Experience of Sudan

2. Gender profile in ARC/Sudan
The female ratio is about 38% of the total staff.
% of female in the senior positions are 6%, 20% and
32% of professors, associates and assistants (2013)
in compare to 4%, 16%, 22% (2007).
About 20% of Ph. D. holders and 43% of M. Sc.
holders are females.
The number of female among the research assistants
and researchers are 51% and 52%.

3. Specialization No. of
female
staff
No. of male
staff
% of female of
total staff
% of total
staff
Agricultural
Economics 9 19 32 7
Crop production 20 45 31 16
Horticulture 26 26 50 13
Crop protection 23 51 31 19
Breeding 2 20 9 6
Land and water
science 20 28 42 12
Table (1): No. of females, No. of males and ratio of female staff from
the current staff, 2013:

4. Specialization No. of
female
staff
No. of
male staff
% of
female of
total staff
% of
total
staff
Forestry
10 31 24 10
Animal
production
3 4 43 2
Food science
24 9 73 8
Mechanization
1 19 5 5
Biotechnology
4 2 67 2
Total staff
142 254 36 100
Table (1): No. of females, No. of males and ratio of
female staff from the current staff, 2013:

5. Gender in SARD-SC
Experience of Sudan

6. Training course
Number of
participants
Female
IP Facilitators 6 2 (33)
Training workshop for the field facilitators 30 6 (20)
Workshop on IAR4D and innovation system
approach for sustainable wheat value chain
development in Sudan
60 10 (33)
Wheat Quality Seed Production for Accelerated
Variety Dissemination and Adoption
42 4 (10)
Operation and Maintenance of Wheat Harvesters 23 3 (13)
Training Course on “Wheat Improvement” 2 0
Medium term training course 1 0

7. Training course
Number of
participants
Female
SARD-SC data harmonization meeting – Dakar,
Senegal
1 1 (100)
Training of SARD-SC Wheat Project NARS
Accountants
1 1 (100)
Capacity development of the technical supporting
staff
28 6 (21)
Skills Development on Baking and Pastry-Making 128
128
(100)
Installation, Operation and Maintenance of Seed
Processors
18 0
Operation and Maintenance of Wheat Harvesters 37 0
Total 377 161
Percent 43%

8. Establishment of Technology generation
trials (Breeding and Agronomy)

9. Food Processing Day, Khor Argo IP,
Northern State
• A total of 50 people
(20 Male/ 30 Female)
participated in the
event
• Contributed in the
evaluation of
different varieties for
traditional end-uses.
• A total of 50 people
(20 Male/ 30 Female)
participated in the
event
• Contributed in the
evaluation of
different varieties for
traditional end-uses.

10. Farmer Field School, Khor Argo IP,
Northern State
• A total of 54
participants (12
Male/ 42 Female)
participated in the
Farmer Field School.
• Contributed in the
evaluation of
different varieties for
traditional end-uses.
• A total of 54
participants (12
Male/ 42 Female)
participated in the
Farmer Field School.
• Contributed in the
evaluation of
different varieties for
traditional end-uses.

11. Skills Development on Baking and Pastry-Making
• 128 Housewife (Female)
trained in collaboration
with Sayga (the biggest
Mill Company)

12. Recent
Based on the results of trials to provide
optimum and economically feasible options for
durum wheat production under the “karu” soils
conditions in the River Nile State , the National
Crop Husbandry Committee recommended:
• A range of seed rate of 125-165 kg/ha (52-
69kg/fed)
•A range of N level of 110-150 kg N/ha (46-
63kg/fed).
Based on the results of trials to provide
optimum and economically feasible options for
durum wheat production under the “karu” soils
conditions in the River Nile State , the National
Crop Husbandry Committee recommended:
• A range of seed rate of 125-165 kg/ha (52-
69kg/fed)
•A range of N level of 110-150 kg N/ha (46-
63kg/fed).

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