Khalid Siddig, Mariam Raouf, Mosab Ahmed In this study, we assess sectoral and economywide implication of the conflict in Sudan using a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) multiplier modeling framework for Sudan connected to national account statistics from the Central Bank of Sudan and other country data including population and poverty. The conflict has exacerbated the […]
Desperate times call for innovative measures: Using satellite data to track economic activity in Sudan amidst the ongoing conflict
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 […]
NEW PUBLICATION: Evaluating cereal market (dis)integration in less developed and fragile markets: The case of Sudan
This paper evaluates spatial market integration in cereal markets in Sudan, focusing on wheat and sorghum, two major cereal crops. Sudan’s context provides important insights on the functioning of markets in economies marred by sanctions, conflicts, soaring inflation, and macroeconomic imbalances. We use long-ranging monthly cereal price data and a vector of error-correction cointegration model (VECM) to characterize both short-term and long-term spatial price adjustment across cereal markets
NEW PUBLICATION: The Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Implications for Global and Regional Food Security and Potential Policy Responses
This paper analyzes the implications of the Russian-Ukraine crisis on global and regional food security. We start with a global vulnerability analysis to identify most vulnerable regions and countries. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is particularly vulnerable to trade shocks because of its high food import dependence
NEW PUBLICATIONS: A suite of studies on wheat value chains in Sudan
As part of its broader engagement in Sudan, IFPRI is conducted a suite of studies on wheat value chains in Sudan.
