#TheNiles weekly wrap-up #Sudan | #SouthSudan Issue #79 | August 13, 2014 #FoodCrisis #أزمة_الغذاء: Some 3.5 million South Sudanese, or one in three people, face an acute lack of food, the United Nations says. A widespread famine is looming after violence disrupted farming and food prices soar. In Sudan, food is scarce in Darfur, the Nuba Mountains and some eastern parts. But with fertile soil and water access, both Sudans are potential bread baskets. The Niles correspondents from across the region spoke to farmers, firms, governments, NGOs and the people about the crisis and the future: + Farmers vs grazers: Scant resources spark conflict in Darfur #ZALINGEI - Central Darfur State has fertile lands and heavy rainfall but its resources have unleashed conflict between farmers and nomadic grazers from less fertile areas. Freelance correspondent Abdelrahman Ibrahim reports: theniles.org/articles/?id=2400 + Reliance on food aid hinders agriculture, local experts warn #JUBA - The South Sudanese government and citizens should ease their reliance on food aid and focus on growing their own food, development experts say. VOA’s Charlton Doki has the details: theniles.org/articles/?id=2399 + Women in Yei collect food for the hungry instead of waiting for aid #YEI - While the international community is calling for funds to ease South Sudan’s food crisis, freelance correspondent Ochan Hannington reports that locals are taking the matter into their own hands: theniles.org/articles/?id=2393 + Food flown in for humanitarian workers while locals struggle #KAMPALA - The majority of families in Juba struggle to make ends meet but they are increasingly aware that humanitarian and diplomatic workers continue to get ample food imported from afar. A report by freelance correspondent Esther Muwombi: theniles.org/articles/?id=2379 [This is the weekly newsletter of . The Niles is an online publication by MiCT , produced in partnership with the German Foreign Office. Join us on Facebook and on Twitter .]
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 10:07:30 +0000
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