Amin says his crops need water and fertiliser that he and other farmers in the area can no longer provide. Sign up Also receive offers from The Africa Report Also receive offers from The Africa Report's partnersLocal officials had announced plans in October to plant 600,000 acres of wheat – vital to fend off widespread hunger. Most of its food is imported, and with a war-crippled economy and 5.8 million people displaced within the country, the spectre of famine has stalked Sudan for months. “Unless peace magically descends on Sudan, there is going to be famine. Sudan was already suffering before the war, with triple-digit inflation and a third of the population needing humanitarian aid.
