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A man feeds his livestock at a market in Sudan. The livestock industry is Sudan’s largest income earner after gold. Ebrahim Hamid/AFP via Getty Images

Sudan: how warring factions gained influence in the country’s food system – and what it means for the current conflict

Danielle Resnick, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Hala M.E. Abushama, CGIAR; Khalid Siddig, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) , and Oliver Kiptoo Kirui, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Armed actors in fragile contexts typically engage in sectors where they can quickly extract profits.
People walk past destroyed vehicles on the grounds of a hospital in Sudan’s capital Khartoum in April 2025. AFP via Getty Images

Sudan’s war is an economic disaster: here’s how bad it could get

Khalid Siddig, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

If the conflict endures, the value of Sudan’s economy will contract by up to 42% – with 7 million more people falling into poverty.
Sudanese men harvest onions, weeks into the conflict between the army and the militia group RSF. Photo by AFP via Getty Images

Sudan’s catastrophe: farmers could offer quick post‑war recovery, if peace is found

Khalid Siddig, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; James Thurlow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Josée Randriamamonjy, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Mariam Raouf, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) , and Mosab Ahmed, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Despite its stark reality, there is a potential path forward for Sudan if peace can be found.

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