In Sudan, the revival of agricultural activities could be slowed down by the war in the Middle East which is causing the rise in grain prices.
While fuel prices have risen by around 30%. In a country torn apart by conflict for three years, is a double punishment.
Omer al-Hassan returned to rebuild his farm which he abandoned two years ago due to the war. But he must prepare for a season at a high price.
''Everything related to agriculture has been affected. Even the bread we eat has been affected. There is nothing left. Gas cost 130 pounds; I bought a cylinder a week ago and now I learn that it costs 146. I wonder how I'll be able to get some. How will I work? How am I going to get out of this? The market is the same, but there are no profits. We can produce, but there are no profits.'', he asks.
Faced with the situation, farmers are asking for help from public authorities. Mohammed al-Badri, chose to reduce the extent of his field. ''We cultivate less. We simply cannot do otherwise. We cultivated half of this land and left the other half, why? Because there is no capital, we do not have enough to sow to the end. We only sowed from here to the front. We grow purslane, arugula, but nothing else. Gasoline has become expensive, there is no salt, there are too many problems.''
Farmers are innovating in the face of rising costs in terms of sowing and fertilizer use. They also grow less demanding plants, like purslane and onions, in their quest for resilience.
