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Sudan Farmers Slash Planting as Fuel, Fertilizer Prices Soar

5/25/2026

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Farmers say the surge in fuel and fertilizer prices will force them to cut planting this summer.
Only 500 of 10,000 feddans have been planted while fertilizer prices rose 67% year-on-year.
Diesel prices doubled and RSF forces looted tractors, seized crops and forced farmhands fighting, stopping preparation in Kordofan and Darfur.
The Agriculture Ministry and the Agricultural Bank will create a fund and offer longer-term loans to ease the burden.

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Farmers say the surge in fuel and fertilizer prices will force them to cut planting this summer.
Only 500 of 10,000 feddans have been planted while fertilizer prices rose 67% year-on-year.
Diesel prices doubled and RSF forces looted tractors, seized crops and forced farmhands fighting, stopping preparation in Kordofan and Darfur.
The Agriculture Ministry and the Agricultural Bank will create a fund and offer longer-term loans to ease the burden.