Source: Government of Sudan
Country: South Sudan, Sudan
Highlights:
Estimated areas to be cultivated for season 2016/ 2017 is 42.1 million feddans .
The lean period for this season began in March, unusually due to the impact of El Nino .
Cereal prices curve was higher by 25 per cent compared to the same period of the previous year, while the prices of animals decreased by 20%.
The growing influx of refugees from South Sudan, their number reached 221.322
Nutrition situation: high incidence of malnutrition in some States.
An increasing pressure on the provision of humanitarian aid in a timely manner as a result of the influx of refugees from South Sudan.