Agricultural Season Failure Raises Fears of Famine in Darfur Region
North Darfur – Mashawir
Nineteen agricultural emergency rooms across the states of Darfur have reported exceptional challenges facing the current agricultural season, including delayed planting due to a lack of funding, crop damage caused by interruptions and irregular distribution of rainfall compared with the previous summer season, as well as growing risks from pests and diseases.
The harsh humanitarian and living conditions resulting from the failure of the agricultural season due to drought and insufficient rainfall have forced thousands of families to flee from Marshing to Tawila, Shingil Tobaya, and Nertiti.
Others have been forced to cross the border into Chad in search of refuge from hunger and the loss of livelihoods.
Adam Rijal, official spokesperson for the General Coordination of Displaced Persons and Refugees in Darfur, said that approximately 538 families, comprising 3,227 people, arrived between 15 October and 6 November, according to field monitoring.
He added that new families continue to arrive in recent days, while humanitarian needs are growing at an alarming rate.
