Northern State authorities and FAO partners launched a dairy-goat livelihood project in Dongola, Sudan News Agency reported on 21 September. The state-level programme is intended to reach about 1,500 households across several localities.

Dongola’s executive director said the locality’s allocation is 1,200 dairy goats for 400 households. The report also said beneficiary families had been trained and that the programme had previously been launched in Halfa. It provides no project budget or full distribution schedule; the household figure is a target, not confirmed completed coverage.