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Cash Consortium of Sudan: Commercial Markets Analysis

30 July 2024 — By Cash Consortium of Sudan

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In May and June 2024, the Cash Consortium of Sudan (CCS) commissioned a study funded by the European Union to better understand the capacity of commercial markets in select famine risk “hot spot” locations to scale up the supply of staple foods to meet an increase in provision of multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA). It also assessed what market support interventions might be required to better facilitate and increase the impact of that scale up. The staple foods selected for focused analysis included sorghum, wheat and fava/Egyptian bean. The hot spots selected were West, Central and North Darfur; South Kordofan; and areas within greater Khartoum, including Khartoum city, Um Bada, Um Durman and Bahri. The methodology included secondary data reviews and key informant interviews (KIIs) with market actors, regulatory bodies, service providers and organisations active in Sudan. As cross-border trade is vital to the availability of staple goods in Sudan, KIIs with actors based in South Sudan and Chad were also undertaken.