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Scoping Report for a Farmer-Herder Conflict Case Study in Sudan

This report combines findings from a scoping visit to the case study location with a review of the literature that describes salient features of the political economy in Sudan.

Publisher ILRI
By Hussein SuliemanSaad Mohamed Abdal Karem
Supporting livelihoods and markets Understanding land and conflict Africa
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    This report combines findings from a scoping visit to the case study location with a review of the literature that describes salient features of the political economy in Sudan. This report aims to document findings as a contribution to and as preparation for fieldwork on farmer-herder conflicts. 

    The research was produced by SPARC and the CGIAR Research Initiative on Fragility, Conflict and Migration.

    Read the full report here.

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