Baseline Report: Impact Analysis of the FAO Sudan CERF Project

The agricultural sector in Sudan is grappling with multiple challenges, including unpredictable rainfall patterns, outbreaks of pests and diseases, limited access to agricultural inputs, irrigation difficulties and, more recently, the onset of violence. Insufficient harvests result in food shortages and insecurity. In light of these circumstances, FAO Sudan provided emergency support to over 350,000 households across 42 localities in 14 states under CERF-funded project “Restoring food and nutrition security of farming and pastoral communities impacted in Sudan”. The project, which was implemented from June to November 2022, aimed to address the food and nutrition needs of farming and pastoralist households by distributing seeds, providing livestock
vaccination, and supplying mineral licks.

The objective of this study is to assess the immediate impacts of the CERF program on agriculture and livestock production, as well as household welfare including income generation, food security and resilience.