00:01Thousands of miles from the fighting, Sudanese farmers are paying the price.
00:07In Khartoum's Al-Jarif West, growers say the war in Iran has sent fertilizer and fuel costs soaring.
00:21Currently, farming has become a venture of costs without returns.
00:24Taking crops to market results in a loss because fertilizer and diesel prices have increased.
00:30There are no organizations supporting farmers.
00:33As a farmer, you rely entirely on your own pocket.
00:42The hardest hit are farmers in Sudan's remote regions,
00:46where poor transport links are making soaring agricultural costs even worse.
00:54Diesel prices increased from 8,000 to 10,000 Sudanese pounds to 42,000 Sudanese pounds per gallon.
01:02I need 165,000 pounds weekly for diesel, an amount that still falls short.
01:08When I take my crops to market, the returns do not even cover the production costs.
01:14Yet I remain determined to keep working.
01:19For a country already shattered by more than three years of war, it's another devastating blow.
01:24Experts warn that without urgent action, the crisis is only set to deepen.
01:33If these problems which are strangling the agricultural season persist, they will lead to a major crisis and catastrophe.
01:41The most prominent of which is food shortages and severe scarcity of agricultural produce like maize, wheat and legumes, upon
01:50which so many people rely on.
02:01This latest shock comes as Sudan is already battling a hunger crisis.
02:05The UN says 19 million people are facing acute hunger, with many families on the brink of famine.
02:13The UN says 19 million people are facing the following.
02:14The UN says 19 million people are facing the same.
02:14The UN says 19 million people are facing the same.
02:14The UN says 19 million people are facing the same.
02:14The UN says 19 million people are facing the same.
02:15The UN says 19 million people are facing the same.
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