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Table (1)Water program for Darfur 2000 – 2003(Source: National Water Corporation)No State Wells Suds Hafris MillionM31. N.Darfur2. S.Darfur3. W.DarfurDeepWellsDeepWellRehWellsShadowsShallowsWellsRehabNewSudSudRehCost MillionDinar41 97 314 300 13 13 17 5 20 397046 50 302 250 8 9 3 30 291341 25 203 230 7 17 - 10 2369Total 128 172 819 780 28 13 43 8 60 9252Development Experience in DarfurIn spite of some notable rural development efforts in Darfur, the natural resourcepotential remains unlocked. On the contrary, the natural resources have been subjectto degradation and poverty and food insecurity has increased.The development schemes implemented in Darfur have been largely confined torural agricultural development. Theses schemes include the following:Jabal – Marrah Project for Rural DevelopmentThe Jabal-Marrah project covers four mahaliyas in West Darfur State comprisinga total area of 1.5 million feddans on the higher and lower slopes of Jabal-MarrahThe population in the project area is estimated at 1.8 million people with thevast majority depending on farming, livestock rearing and forestry. The pilot farmswere started in a prepared area of one hundred thousand feddans, marking theimplementation of the early stages of integration. The rural development projectwas developed in stages from 1967 and aimed at providing services to some seventhousand four hundred families. The components of the project include extension,adaptive research, community development agricultural input, rural roads, training88