In response to an invitation by H. E. Mr. Ali Mahmoud Mohamed, Governor of the state of South Darfur, H. E. Mr. Abdul Kareem Mohammed AL-Amri, President of AAAID, visited the state of South Darfur in the period 6-7 March 2008, accompanied by a team of experts from AAAID.

The AAAID team met with H. E. the Governor, the deputy governor, and a number of ministers and technical staff in the ministries of finance, agriculture and planning to discuss investment and development projects in the state. The team also visited the veterinary laboratory, Niyala slautery, the agricultural research station and a number of cattle and poultry rearers. The team visited Dhia'ain municipality where it viewed Al Gazala Gawazat quarantine, and discussed the possibility of utilizing the quarantine in a project for red meat production which is currently under study by AAAID.

At the end of the mission, H. E. the president of AAAID, directed the concerned departments in AAAID to study switching Al Gazala Gawazat scheme to an investment project, in addition to studying the impact of two developmental projects of milk processing and poultry production in Niyala. He directed for drilling a number of wells in the area by utilizing the well drilling unit established recently by AAAID, in addition to the implementation of projects for the benefit of the population in the area, where such projects would be for developing the growing of fruits and vegetables and the application of zero-tillage farming system with the purpose of increasing grain yields in the state.