Sustain Sudan Project
The Sustain Sudan Project has been launched to respond to Sudan’s worsening food security crisis, with strong commitments from international and local partners according to CIMMYT. Led by Sustain Africa in collaboration with IFDC, CIMMYT, Clingendael Institute, and 249Startups, the initiative focuses on restoring agriculture through affordable fertilizer access, conflict-sensitive delivery, and market-based input distribution.
Project Summary
Sudan faces 25m food-insecure people, a 1.9m MT food gap, and sharply reduced cereal harvests.
Goal: restore agriculture and improving fertilizer availability and affordability amid Sudan’s conflict-driven crisis.
Plan: distribute 260,000 MT of fertilizers (DAP, urea, AmSul, NPK) across 1.7m acres, directly engaging 350,000 farmers and benefiting 2m households.
Inputs sold at ~30% below retail with voucher support, farmer training, and digital advisory services, avoiding free handouts while strengthening markets.
Conflict-sensitive approach: leverages private agro-dealers, logistics, and financial networks with oversight from Clingendael Institute and CIMMYT to ensure secure and equitable delivery.
Expected outcomes: 40%+ yield increases, stronger private-sector input chains, and long-term agricultural resilience for post-conflict recovery.
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