Supporting Sudan’s entrepreneurs in crisis: Policy insights from micro, small, and medium enterprises
The current conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, which began in April 2023, has had a profound impact on the nation’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME). Such enterprises are a vital part of the country’s economy and important to the food securit...
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| author | Kirui, Oliver K. Siddig, Khalid Fisher, Monica Cavicchioli, Martina Chamberlin, Jordan |
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| author_facet | Kirui, Oliver K. Siddig, Khalid Fisher, Monica Cavicchioli, Martina Chamberlin, Jordan |
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| description | The current conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, which began in April 2023, has had a profound impact on the nation’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME). Such enterprises are a vital part of the country’s economy and important to the food security of many Sudanese households. All MSMEs, including those in the agrifood sector, have faced severe disruptions due to the instability, rising inflation, and supply chain breakdowns brought on by the conflict. These challenges have destabilized MSMEs, affecting their financial viability, operations, and capacity to support local food security and provide employment. Agrifood MSMEs, in particular, serve as critical intermediaries between large firms and smallholders, supporting local economies and national food systems.2 The conflict has disrupted every aspect of agrifood value chains in Sudan, from input supplies and production to market accessibility. Agrifood entrepreneurs—especially women—have borne some of the heaviest impacts. Female entrepreneurs already face significant gender-based barriers in operating successful businesses, such as more limited access to finance, restrictive social norms, and mobility constraints. In this period of conflict, they now confront even greater
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| spelling | CGSpace1637492025-11-06T04:30:58Z Supporting Sudan’s entrepreneurs in crisis: Policy insights from micro, small, and medium enterprises Kirui, Oliver K. Siddig, Khalid Fisher, Monica Cavicchioli, Martina Chamberlin, Jordan enterprises conflicts food security food supply chains economics gender The current conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, which began in April 2023, has had a profound impact on the nation’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME). Such enterprises are a vital part of the country’s economy and important to the food security of many Sudanese households. All MSMEs, including those in the agrifood sector, have faced severe disruptions due to the instability, rising inflation, and supply chain breakdowns brought on by the conflict. These challenges have destabilized MSMEs, affecting their financial viability, operations, and capacity to support local food security and provide employment. Agrifood MSMEs, in particular, serve as critical intermediaries between large firms and smallholders, supporting local economies and national food systems.2 The conflict has disrupted every aspect of agrifood value chains in Sudan, from input supplies and production to market accessibility. Agrifood entrepreneurs—especially women—have borne some of the heaviest impacts. Female entrepreneurs already face significant gender-based barriers in operating successful businesses, such as more limited access to finance, restrictive social norms, and mobility constraints. In this period of conflict, they now confront even greater challenges. 2024-12-18 2024-12-18T19:18:30Z 2024-12-18T19:18:30Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163749 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163106 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Kirui, Oliver K.; Siddig, Khalid; Fisher, Monica; Cavicchioli, Martina; and Chamberlin, Jordan. 2024. Supporting Sudan’s entrepreneurs in crisis: Policy insights from micro, small, and medium enterprises. Sudan Strategy Support Program Policy Note 9. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163749 |
| spellingShingle | enterprises conflicts food security food supply chains economics gender Kirui, Oliver K. Siddig, Khalid Fisher, Monica Cavicchioli, Martina Chamberlin, Jordan Supporting Sudan’s entrepreneurs in crisis: Policy insights from micro, small, and medium enterprises |
| title | Supporting Sudan’s entrepreneurs in crisis: Policy insights from micro, small, and medium enterprises |
| title_full | Supporting Sudan’s entrepreneurs in crisis: Policy insights from micro, small, and medium enterprises |
| title_fullStr | Supporting Sudan’s entrepreneurs in crisis: Policy insights from micro, small, and medium enterprises |
| title_full_unstemmed | Supporting Sudan’s entrepreneurs in crisis: Policy insights from micro, small, and medium enterprises |
| title_short | Supporting Sudan’s entrepreneurs in crisis: Policy insights from micro, small, and medium enterprises |
| title_sort | supporting sudan s entrepreneurs in crisis policy insights from micro small and medium enterprises |
| topic | enterprises conflicts food security food supply chains economics gender |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163749 |
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