Sudanese farmers warn that the conflict involving Iran is creating fresh pressure on the country’s already fragile agricultural production. With Sudan still facing ongoing fighting between the army and the RSF paramilitary, food security remains strained, and disruptions to inputs further threaten harvests. Multiple reports say the Iran-related conflict contributes to higher global fuel and fertilizer costs, which in turn forces farmers to scale back on summer planting. The effect is described as particularly acute in Sudan, where increased operational costs make it harder to buy fuel for farming activities and fertilizer for crops. One report cites United Nations data indicating Sudan relies heavily on fertilizer imports from the Persian Gulf region, meaning disruptions or price changes tied to the wider conflict can quickly translate into reduced availability and higher costs locally. Overall, the sources describe a worsening outlook for food production in a country already affected by war-related instability and acute hunger, with farmers pointing to input price hikes as a direct driver of reduced planting plans for the upcoming season.
Iran conflict disrupts fuel and fertilizer flows, threatening Sudan’s summer harvests
Sudanese farmers warn that the conflict involving Iran is creating fresh pressure on the country’s already fragile agricultural production. With Sudan still facing ongoing fighting between the army an...
- Sudan remains in an active conflict between the army and the RSF paramilitary.
- Farmers say Iran-related pressures raise global fuel and fertilizer prices.
- Farmers plan to cut back on summer planting due to higher input costs.
- Sudan depends heavily on fertilizer imports from the Persian Gulf region.
- The agricultural impact is occurring amid acute hunger and war-driven instability.
As the US's conflict with Iran continues to block crucial shipping lanes, Sudanese farmers are warning it is disrupting food production in an already unstable nation. The country is still in the midst of a war between the army and the RSF paramilitary, and fuel and fertilizer price hikes are forcing cutbacks in summer planting. FRANCE 24's Clemence Waller tells us more from the ground.
3 months agoSudan is particularly vulnerable to the fallout from the Iran crisis as it relies on the Persian Gulf for more than half of its fertilizer needs, according to U.N. data.
3 months agoBy El Tayeb Siddig, Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid AbdelazizOMDURMAN, Sudan, May 25 (Reuters) - Farmers across Sudan say the hike in global fuel and fertilizer costs resulting from the Iran conflict will force them to cut back on planting this summer, restricting food production in a country where war has causedacute hunger.
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