In Sudan we have different types of cotton. We have the extra long cotton which is called Barakat, long cotton which is called Abdeen, and we have medium cottons which are called Hamid and Burhan. These are all local varieties, which are well known in the international market. Recently, with the collaboration of the Chinese government, we introduced genetically modified cotton which is tolerant to African pull worms.
What we are focussing on is high quality. In terms of productivity, the local variety is very productive. We are currently in collaboration with different companies, some of which are international like Aid by Trade Foundation in Germany. We are also referring back to the programme finance by FAW, which is concerned with the biological control of cotton. In collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, our main objective now is to introduce the biological control of cotton pests and diseases, mainly for African pull worms. If we succeed in that, we will be on the right track to use our local varieties in very large quantities