Rural livelihoods under prolonged conflict: Evidence from a panel household survey in Sudan
This report presents evidence from the Sudan Rural Household Survey of 2023 and 2024, a two-wave panel survey that assesses how rural households are navigating prolonged conflict. By tracking the same households over time, the survey provides longitudinal insights into livelihoods, food security, ac...
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| author | Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw Abushama, Hala Rakhy, Tarig Mohamed, Shima Siddig, Khalid Kirui, Oliver K. |
| author_browse | Abushama, Hala Kirui, Oliver K. Mohamed, Shima Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw Rakhy, Tarig Siddig, Khalid |
| author_facet | Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw Abushama, Hala Rakhy, Tarig Mohamed, Shima Siddig, Khalid Kirui, Oliver K. |
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| description | This report presents evidence from the Sudan Rural Household Survey of 2023 and 2024, a two-wave panel survey that assesses how rural households are navigating prolonged conflict. By tracking the same households over time, the survey provides longitudinal insights into livelihoods, food security, access to markets and productive resources, and exposure to shocks across an insecure and rapidly evolving context. The findings from the survey data analysis point to an uneven pattern of economic adjustment by households rather than sustained recovery. Rural households are actively adapting through changes in livelihood strategies, income diversification, and increased participation of household members in income-generating activities. Compared to 2023, fewer households reported in 2024 having no employment. Engagement in salaried work and agriculture also rose. Despite these shifts, income losses remain widespread. Only a small share of households reported improved earnings in 2024, indicating that adaptation is largely driven by necessity rather than durable recovery. Food consumption outcomes improved markedly between survey waves, with substantial declines in the share of households in 2024 reporting poor or borderline diets. At the same time, experience-based measures show that food insecurity remains pervasive, with more than half of rural households facing moderate or severe food insecurity. There has been little change in the prevalence of severe food insecurity. The continuing food insecurity challenges underscore the fragility of recent gains and the continued vulnerability of many households. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1793682026-01-03T02:03:27Z Rural livelihoods under prolonged conflict: Evidence from a panel household survey in Sudan Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw Abushama, Hala Rakhy, Tarig Mohamed, Shima Siddig, Khalid Kirui, Oliver K. food security conflicts livelihoods households surveys This report presents evidence from the Sudan Rural Household Survey of 2023 and 2024, a two-wave panel survey that assesses how rural households are navigating prolonged conflict. By tracking the same households over time, the survey provides longitudinal insights into livelihoods, food security, access to markets and productive resources, and exposure to shocks across an insecure and rapidly evolving context. The findings from the survey data analysis point to an uneven pattern of economic adjustment by households rather than sustained recovery. Rural households are actively adapting through changes in livelihood strategies, income diversification, and increased participation of household members in income-generating activities. Compared to 2023, fewer households reported in 2024 having no employment. Engagement in salaried work and agriculture also rose. Despite these shifts, income losses remain widespread. Only a small share of households reported improved earnings in 2024, indicating that adaptation is largely driven by necessity rather than durable recovery. Food consumption outcomes improved markedly between survey waves, with substantial declines in the share of households in 2024 reporting poor or borderline diets. At the same time, experience-based measures show that food insecurity remains pervasive, with more than half of rural households facing moderate or severe food insecurity. There has been little change in the prevalence of severe food insecurity. The continuing food insecurity challenges underscore the fragility of recent gains and the continued vulnerability of many households. 2025-12-31 2026-01-02T21:22:26Z 2026-01-02T21:22:26Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179368 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168432 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168417 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141598 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140797 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw; Abushama, Hala; Rakhy, Tarig; Mohamed, Shima; Siddig, Khalid; and Kirui, Oliver K. 2025. Rural livelihoods under prolonged conflict: Evidence from a panel household survey in Sudan. Sudan SSP Working Paper 25. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179368 |
| spellingShingle | food security conflicts livelihoods households surveys Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw Abushama, Hala Rakhy, Tarig Mohamed, Shima Siddig, Khalid Kirui, Oliver K. Rural livelihoods under prolonged conflict: Evidence from a panel household survey in Sudan |
| title | Rural livelihoods under prolonged conflict: Evidence from a panel household survey in Sudan |
| title_full | Rural livelihoods under prolonged conflict: Evidence from a panel household survey in Sudan |
| title_fullStr | Rural livelihoods under prolonged conflict: Evidence from a panel household survey in Sudan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rural livelihoods under prolonged conflict: Evidence from a panel household survey in Sudan |
| title_short | Rural livelihoods under prolonged conflict: Evidence from a panel household survey in Sudan |
| title_sort | rural livelihoods under prolonged conflict evidence from a panel household survey in sudan |
| topic | food security conflicts livelihoods households surveys |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179368 |
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