Zhe Guo, Hala Abushama, Khalid Siddig, Oliver Kirui, Kibrom Abay and Liangzhi You Conflicts disrupt economic activity and adversely affect the livelihoods of populations. This peer-reviewed article investigates the impact of violent conflict in Sudan on economic activity. Armed conflicts make it difficult to monitor economic activity because they impede conventional data collection attempts. The […]
Sudan’s Agri-food System: Structure and Drivers for Transformation
Diao, Xinshen; Pauw, Karl; Raouf, Mariam; Siddig, Khalid; Thurlow, James Based on a set of economywide databases for Sudan that have detailed content on agricultural production and processing, this study diagnoses the transformation of Sudan’s agrifood system against a background of broad economic growth and transformation. Sudan’s agrifood system registered only modest GDP growth between […]
The architecture of the Sudanese agricultural sector and its contribution to the economy between 1990 and 2021
Reviews the performance of the Sudanese agricultural sector over the last three decades (1990 through 2021) and examines the drivers of that performance
A Deeper Look into Sudan’s Wheat Value Chains and Wheat Policy Options
As part of its broader engagement in Sudan, IFPRI is conducted a suite of studies, elaborated here, on wheat value chains in Sudan.
It’s not just about Average Effects: How Extreme Weather Events due to Climate Change may Affect Agriculture and Poverty in the Sudan
The Sudanese economy heavily depends on agriculture. It accounts for one-third of GDP and half of foreign exchange earnings, and provides a livelihood to 65% of the population as the main employer in the Sudan.
