Agriculture and Agro-processing in Sudan

The Darfur region was the center of intense fighting in the early stages of the war. Now, except for North Darfur and small pockets of unrest in other Darfur states, the majority of Darfur (South Darfur, Central Darfur, East Darfur and West Darfur) has experienced relative stability3, allowing for the return of localized governance and markets. Darfur remains largely economically isolated from SAF-controlled areas of Khartoum and Eastern Sudan, where the majority of agri-business is concentrated, but little is known about how systems for agriculture and food processing in Darfur have adapted to this isolation since the outbreak of the civil war.

In response this rapid assessment aims to map supply chains for agricultural inputs and agro-processing in East Darfur, West Darfur, South Darfur and Central Darfur.