{"id":182276,"date":"2015-08-19T13:22:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T13:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/darfur-farmers-predict-poor-harvest-because-of-late-rains\/"},"modified":"2015-08-19T13:22:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-19T13:22:00","slug":"darfur-farmers-predict-poor-harvest-because-of-late-rains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/darfur-farmers-predict-poor-harvest-because-of-late-rains","title":{"rendered":"Darfur farmers predict poor harvest because of late rains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The late start of rainfall this year in most of the five Darfur states has raised concerns about the proceeds of the current agricultural season. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The late and below-average rainfall in parts of Sudan&#39;s western region may lead to a very meagre harvest, according to agricultural experts in Darfur.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They said that the situation requires from the government to take the necessary precautions and arrange for strategic stocks to cope with the expected failure of the agricultural season,&rdquo; a farmer reported from Asalaya in East Darfur.<\/p>\n<p>In various interviews with Radio Dabanga on Tuesday, Darfuri farmers expressed their concern about the start of the rains in August instead of June.<\/p>\n<p>A farmer from Terri village in Central Darfur pointed out that the &ldquo;fluctuating rainfall&rdquo; may lead to a poor harvest. He warned for a serious food gap from October onwards.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The situation is worsened by the ongoing attacks by militiamen on farmers in the area,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Farmers in West Darfur also expressed their worries about the upcoming harvest.<\/p>\n<p>In South and East Darfur, the reactions were mixed. Some farmers are optimistic, saying that they &ldquo;had enough rains&nbsp;this year&rdquo;. Others are more concerned about the &ldquo;moderate rains&rdquo; during this season. People in Gireida, Asalaya, Buram, and El Malam, East Darfur, described the rainfall as &ldquo;unstable and too late&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>The farmers in Um Baru locality, North Darfur, however, expressed their satisfaction about the rainfall&nbsp;this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-square superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #d52631;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share article<\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The late start of rainfall this year in most of the five Darfur states has raised concerns about the proceeds of the current agricultural season.<br \/>\nThe late and below-average rainfall in parts of Sudan&#8217;s western region may lead to a very meagre harvest, according to agricultural experts in Darfur.<br \/>\n\u201cThey said that the situation requires from the government to take the necessary precautions and arrange for strategic stocks to cope with the expected failure of the agricultural season,\u201d a farmer reported from Asalaya in East Darfur.<br \/>\nIn various interviews with Radio Dabanga on Tuesday, Darfuri farmers expressed their concern about the start of the rains in August instead of June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-182276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Darfur farmers predict poor harvest because of late rains - Dabanga Radio TV Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/darfur-farmers-predict-poor-harvest-because-of-late-rains\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Darfur farmers predict poor harvest because of late rains - Dabanga Radio TV Online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The late start of rainfall this year in most of the five Darfur states has raised concerns about the proceeds of the current agricultural season. 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