Country: Sudan Sources: Action Against Hunger, CARE, International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Norwegian Refugee Council Please refer to the attached file. In several areas of Sudan, each meal eaten by a family is made up of ingredients that have crossed one or more battlefields. In fact, these meals are only made possible thanks to efforts by farmers, suppliers, traders and volunteers who risk their lives and safety to feed themselves and others, keeping a fragile food system running. The unrelenting conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), reinforced by allied armed groups, has made the path of food from farms through markets to household plates treacherous, with devastating consequences. This report documents the path that food items take in Sudan’s North Darfur and South Kordofan, states that remain active battlefields experiencing famine-like conditions. The path of food in these areas, from its production in farms to consumption by families, is fraught with impediments that demonstrate how the conflict has compromised the country’s already fragile food system.

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