Gezira Board
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The Gezira Board is the administrative authority responsible for overseeing and regulating Sudan’s large-scale Gezira agricultural irrigation project.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gezira Board canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative authority
ⓘ
government agency ⓘ |
| appliesToProject | Gezira Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDam | Sennar Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver |
Blue Nile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
White Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Sudanese Ministry of Agriculture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| establishedFor | management of Gezira cotton production ⓘ |
| governingBodyOf | Gezira Scheme canals and irrigation works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
central to Sudan’s irrigated agriculture
ⓘ
key institution in Sudan’s colonial and post-colonial agricultural policy ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Gezira irrigation area between Blue Nile and White Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gezira State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khartoum State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
coordination of agricultural production
ⓘ
management of large-scale irrigation ⓘ operation and maintenance of irrigation infrastructure ⓘ |
| owns | main irrigation infrastructure of Gezira Scheme ⓘ |
| regulates |
cropping patterns in Gezira Scheme
ⓘ
use of irrigation water in Gezira Scheme ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
collection of water charges and fees
ⓘ
implementation of agricultural policies in Gezira Scheme ⓘ supervision of tenant farmers in Gezira Scheme ⓘ water distribution in Gezira Scheme ⓘ |
| role |
oversees Gezira agricultural irrigation project
ⓘ
regulates Gezira agricultural irrigation project ⓘ |
| sector |
agriculture
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ |
| supervises |
field inspectors and irrigation staff
ⓘ
tenant farmers in Gezira Scheme ⓘ |
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