Cereal production in Sudan has dropped by more than 40%

Cereal production in Sudan has been severely affected by the civil war that broke out in April 2023. Reduced cereal production is likely to lead to even more people going hungry - a situation requiring urgent and large-scale agricultural support ahead of the planting season starting in June. warned Director of FAO's Office of Emergencies and Resilience, Rein Paulsen. Production of sorghum, millet and wheat in 2023 is estimated at about 4.1 million tonnes, which is 46% less than the production obtained in the previous year and about 40% below the average of the previous five years . After a year of civil war, almost 18 million people in Sudan are facing acute food insecurity, of which almost 5 million are in severe poverty and may fall into catastrophic food insecurity in the coming months. Areas where the conflict has been more intense, including the Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan regions and Khartoum State, are those with the most affected populations. Speaking about FAO's ...