Section 6: Solutions

Section 6 of paper: solutions

(Government)

The fact that Sudan economically suffers so largely would make it very difficult for Sudan to fix the status of their country on their own. The government is much too self centered to place any focus on the recovery of Sudan. It becomes very apparent that foreign intervention is necessary. Foreign intervention is currently occurring, however the effects are non-existent. The U.S. is attempting to provide money in order to “accelerate progress in the critical areas of governance, rule of law, conflict mitigation, economic development, delivery of basic services, and security sector reform.” Yet we refuse to intervene internally, within the country. The reason we will not go directly into Sudan is because of their refusal to halt their crimes against humanity, and the U.S. has stated that Sudan’s refusal to stop the crimes against humanity is what is keeping us from directly intervening. I propose that rather than waiting for the crimes to stop, we intervene and stop them ourselves. Possibly bringing the two sides together and coming to an acceptable agreement. This seems like a very large task, however, in order for progress to be made I see the diminishing of humanitarian crimes between government and citizens as the first step. This would greatly strengthen relations between the government and the people. If the U.S. were able to intervene and lower the crime rate then a government may be able to begin being created in Sudan. The next step would be educating the members of the Sudanese government in order for them to better make decisions on behalf of their country. After this, legal and regulatory government framework including a permanent constitution is advised. This framework would need to include budget/financial plans, laws, regulations, etc. not only for the people but for those within the government as well. If this government framework were created, it would be required that the laws and clauses within the constitution be followed. In order for this to occur, it would also require American assistance. An “eye” over Sudan, with permanent stations in the country to ensure the new government is being run properly. 

Once this government is established, food security will be strengthened next. 

(Food Security)

Once a more stable government is created in Sudan, feeding the people will be a much easier task. 

Since two of the three major causes of food instability in Sudan are conflict and displacement, fixing the government would eliminate those two issues eventually. The third issue is poor harvest. Poor harvest is due to dry, nutrient-free soil and drought. One solution to these issues is water harvesting, through the use of chisel ploughs. Chisel ploughs are used to excavate soil to a depth of 25-30 cm – to increase the permeability of soil – and shields (dust barriers) of approximately 60 cm are erected – to retain the water so that the soil can become saturated (SOURCE). Another idea is incorporating small water pumps near individual farms to provide water for dying crops in times of need. Also, educating farmers in Sudan would provide them with much more knowledge on how to farm, where to farm, when to farm, and much more. This could be done through classes or distributed pamphlets. Different farming strategies could be implemented that may have a higher success in Sudanese subsistence farms if they were educated. If famers became more educated they could definitely learn to yield more crops and produce a much healthier farm. Livestock have a huge potential to positively effect Sudanese farmers. In Sudan, eight in every ten people earn money by rearing livestock to sell. But many farmers struggle to find the water, food and medicines needed to keep their animals healthy (SOURCE). By providing water through these pumps livestock would have a much higher success rate. If farmers were educated they could also learn to take much better care of their livestock, how to breed and use them to their advantage in many ways. The final way the livestock situation could be improved was through livestock vaccinations. If these livestock were vaccinated they would live much longer lives (creating more offspring to do the same later on) and would produce healthy meat that wouldn’t have any harmful effects on the consumers. A possible innovation for the future could be a cheap, GMO that would thrive in low quality soil with little water. If said GMO came into existence, Sudan could plant them instead and begin to develop greatly.