West Darfur Faces Deepening Food Crisis Following Widespread Crop Failure

A West Darfur state emergency response group has warned that failed rains and ruined harvests are threatening to deepen food insecurity for populations already displaced by over two years of war in Sudan. Production of staple crops like millet, sorghum, and sesame has sharply declined across the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)-controlled state, exacerbating a humanitarian crisis marked by mass displacement and strained services. The combined pressures of conflict, mass displacement, and harvest failure could push vulnerable groups into famine in the coming months.