After 14 months of escalating conflict, Sudan faces its worst food security crisis. An article published with the Conversation recently by Khalid Siddig and Rob Vos of IFPRI highlights the IPC report released on June 27 reveals that over half of the 47.2 million analyzed population is experiencing acute food insecurity, with severe risks of […]
Severe Impacts of Sudan’s Ongoing Conflict on Food Security and Necessary Actions
Oliver Kiptoo Kirui, a Research Fellow at IFPRI, recently published an article in The Conversation detailing the severe impacts of Sudan's ongoing conflict on food security. The conflict, which began in April 2023, has led to the displacement of 9.2 million people and left 18 million acutely hungry as of mid-June 2024. In his article, […]
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Sudan’s ongoing conflict disrupts agrifood processing and aggravates unemployment
BY OLIVER K. KIRUI, KHALID SIDDIG, HALA ABUSHAMA, AND ALEMAYEHU SEYOUM TAFFESSE OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 The continuing conflict in Sudan between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), underway since April 2023, is inflicting devastating impacts on the country’s economy and on livelihoods. Model estimates show that production declines across different […]
Model: Sudan’s ongoing conflict could reduce economic output by half and push 1.8 million into poverty
BY KHALID SIDDIG, MARIAM RAOUF, AND MOSAB AHMED OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 The outbreak of war in Sudan on April 15 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) caused major disruptions in economic activities in the capital Khartoum and other areas of the country. More than six months later, the conflict […]
