Analyst: No Food Shortage despite War
Sudan Events – Nahid Oshi
Economic analyst Dr. Abdullah Al-Ramadi revealed that the gross domestic product (GDP) in Sudan during the war declined by 20%.
He told Sudan Events that before the outbreak of the war, the GDP reached between 125 and 135 billion dollars per year, and now, as a result of the war and the paralysis that occurred in the economy, is not more than (30 to 35) billion dollars, with a loss of (100) billion dollars and described what happened during the year 2023 to the Sudanese economy as a disaster due to disrupting Sudan’s productive capabilities
He pointed to the greatest impact on the industrial sector, which was destroyed due to its concentration in one area (the capital, Khartoum), in addition to targeting a lot of infrastructure, the reconstruction of which and its introduction into the production system again will cost huge amounts of money.
He reemphasized that the Sudan will face a problem in erasing the economic impacts resulting from the war. He further added that Sudan will need support, aid, and grants from organizations and countries after the war stops.
However, he indicated that no food shortage or famine in Sudan by virtue of agricultural production not being limited to the capital, as is the case with industrial production, but rather distributed in the states, most of which have not been touched by the rebellion yet.
Therefore, he concluded, the production process in the agricultural sector is still recovering and has been affected in some areas to a small extent, which has reduced the exaggeration of the disaster and prevented food shortages and famine in Sudan.
