#TheNiles weekly wrap-up #Sudan | #SouthSudan Issue #78, August 6, 2014 #FoodCrisis #أزمة_الغذاء: Some 3.5 million South Sudanese, or one in three people, face an acute lack of food, the United Nations says. A widespread famine is looming after violence disrupted farming and food prices soar. In Sudan, food is scarce in Darfur, the Nuba Mountains and some eastern parts. But with fertile soil and water access, both Sudans are potential bread baskets. The Niles correspondents from across the region spoke to farmers, firms, governments, NGOs and the people about the crisis and the future: + South Sudan’s children can’t wait any longer #JUBA – UN agencies warn of a famine in war-torn South Sudan where about 230,000 children are suffering from malnutrition. If help doesn’t arrive soon they say that figure will leap dramatically. Gurtong’s Waakhe Simon Wudu reports: theniles.org/articles/?id=2388 + How to ease Sudan’s dependency on wheat? #KHARTOUM - Eating habits in Sudan have changed and wheat has become a staple food in most parts, prompting the country to import US$ 1 billion worth of the commodity. Freelance correspondent Mahir Abu Goukh has the details: theniles.org/articles/?id=2387 + South Sudanese want to reduce starvation by boosting agribusiness #YEI - With South Sudan teetering on the brink of man-made famine, increasing numbers of people want to work in agriculture to reduce the food crisis. Freelance correspondent Ochan Hannington reports: theniles.org/articles/?id=2391 + “We aim to achieve food security” #JUBA - South Sudan needs to secure its food supply, the Minister of Agriculture in Central Equatoria State Jacob Lupai said in an interview with The Citizen’s Samir Bol, stressing that the country must plant trees to improve its climate for agriculture: theniles.org/articles/?id=2384 + This is the weekly newsletter of . The Niles is an online publication by #MICT , produced in partnership with the German Foreign Office. Join us on Facebook: and on Twitter .
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