Sudan at a Crossroads: Food Systems, Hunger, and Humanitarian Aid During Civil Conflict

This IFPRI policy seminar will reflect on urgent data, analytical, and policy needs to mitigate food insecurity and revitalize food systems in Sudan. Several interrelated issues will be addressed, including options for policy engagement in the absence of a legitimate government, the viability of balancing immediate humanitarian needs with longer-term investments in agricultural development, and possible post-conflict scenarios that might affect priority-setting for the food system. The event will bring together researchers from IFPRI’s Sudan country program, conflict analysts, humanitarian donors, and country experts in a hybrid format.



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00:00 -- Welcome Remarks by Danielle Resnick, Senior Research Fellow, Development Strategies and Governance Unit (DSG), IFPRI
04:20 -- Overview Remarks from USAID by Tyler Beckelman, Deputy Assistant Administrator, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Africa Bureau
15:24 -- Sudan’s Conflict and Complex Emergencies by Alex de Waal, Professor and Executive Director, World Peace Foundation, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University
35:02 -- Food Security Before and During the War: Evidence from National Rural Household Survey by Khalid Siddig, Senior Research Fellow, Development Strategies and Governance (DSG) Unit and Sudan Country Strategy Support Program Leader, IFPRI
43:52 -- Shocks, Coping, and Livelihood Strategies due to the War by Oliver Kiptoo Kirui, Research Fellow, Development Strategies and Governance (DSG) Unit, Sudan Country Strategy Support Program, IFPRI
53:07 -- Economic Costs of the War and Recovery Options with Karl Pauw, Senior Research Fellow, Foresight, Policy, and Modeling (FPM) Unit, IFPRI
01:04:07 -- Local and External Competencies for Peacebuilding in Sudan by Ibrahim Elbadawi, Managing Director of the Economic Research Forum and former Sudan Minister of Finance
01:16:24 -- Q&A
01:36:05 -- Closing Remarks by Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI; Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR