Leading Sudanese Trading Group Leaves a Significant Impact on Country’s Economy
Khartoum, 15th Feb 2021: “What started as a family business in 1956 has now had a lasting impact on the Sudanese economy despite the tough times the country went through.” CTC Group was established with a long-term belief in the potential of the country and its people and as Mr. Ahmed Amin Abdellatif took over as president of the group 10 years ago, he continued this vision during the time when the country needed it the most. In 2011, Mr. Abdellatif combined the effort of the whole group to even further widen the agribusiness solutions as CTC Farms were established to address the needs of the growing corporate farming sector back then. Mr. Abdellatif noted in a speech he gave at a forum held between the Corporate Council of Africa (CCA) and the U.S.-Sudan Business & Investment Forum that Sudan has 10% of the world’s unused arable land (46,025 hectares), while Brazil, Russia and Australia together have 31%. “With a potential for agricultural growth of more than five