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  • GC51D-04: Evaluating Conflict Effects in Sudanese Agriculture
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Author(s):
Ana M Tarano, Arizona State University (First Author, Presenting Author)
Gray Tappan, U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center
Hunter Blevins, Arizona State University
Catlynh Nguyen, Arizona State University
Iman Smith, University of Maryland
Barnabas Pasztor, Arizona State University
Christopher Atsianzale Wakhanala, University of Maryland
Gedeon Muhawenayo, Arizona State University
Adebowale Daniel Adebayo, University of Maryland
Inbal Becker-Reshef, University of Maryland
Karyn M. Tabor, Science Systems and Applications, Inc.
Amy McNally, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Hannah Kerner, Arizona State University


Since April 2023, Sudan has faced ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). This civil war has disrupted farming and made it difficult to collect information on agricultural conditions in both rainfed and irrigated areas.


To support the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), we used satellite imagery and data science tools to assess how the conflict has affected farmland use and crop production. We analyzed three growing seasons (2022, 2023, and 2024) across key farming regions: Al Jazirah, Al Qadarif, South Kordofan, and parts of North Darfur (Al Fasher, Dar As Salam, Kebkabiya).


Our study found that in 2023, the drops in cultivated land occurred in North Darfur, Al Qadarif, and parts of Al Jazirah. By 2024, farming losses had deepened in Al Fasher and spread across Al Jazirah’s irrigated zones.




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