A field report issued by the Bridges for Peace and Development Organization has revealed a sharp deterioration in the economic and living conditions of displaced people in Mellit locality, North Darfur State, amid a significant rise in the prices of basic commodities and severe shortages of several essential goods, particularly millet.
The field assessment, conducted from September 3 to 8, covered the markets of Mellit, Jizo, Al-Hara, Mariga, Jabal Issa, and Al-Ain in Basaro. It aimed to assess market conditions, the availability of basic commodities, price levels, and changes in buying and selling activity.
Abdullah Atim, a crisis-economy researcher, told Mashawir that “the rise in the prices of flour, cooking oil, onions, and sugar directly affects families’ ability to obtain adequate food and increases the risk of worsening food insecurity, particularly among low-income households, displaced people, and the most vulnerable groups.”
Atim added that “the situation is becoming even more serious due to the limited quantities of basic commodities available and their rising prices, making them increasingly difficult to obtain for families that already suffer from weak sources of income.”
Meanwhile, Salah Abu Mani, a community activist in the Mellit area, told Mashawir that “rising prices and shortages of some basic commodities are placing increasing pressure on households and making it more difficult to secure daily necessities, particularly for displaced people and families that have lost their sources of income because of the war.”
Abu Mani noted that “the continuation of these conditions requires urgent humanitarian and economic intervention focused on providing essential food commodities and strengthening people’s ability to access markets, thereby easing the growing cost-of-living pressures on the population.”
