Sudan is the site of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with around 25 million people in need of urgent assistance.
- Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The drought is driven by El Niño, an unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean that shifts weather patterns.
Despite its stark reality, there is a potential path forward for Sudan if peace can be found.
Food security experts recommend that rural farmers in Malawi be given access to irrigation systems to free them from reliance on rain, and find ways outside farming to earn an income.
Malawi’s large-scale subsidy for farmers has resulted in higher maize production, lower food prices and higher wages. But this has come at significant costs.
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