Senior Research Fellow and Leader of Sudan Country Strategy Support Program at @IFPRI

Khartoum, Sudan
Joined February 2010
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@IFPRI joined ILRI’s high‑level visit with Kenya’s Principal Secretary to discuss stronger science, research, and innovation partnerships. Dr. @khalidhasiddig highlighted IFPRI’s work in #Kenya. More: lnkd.in/eT8Z7Zz4
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As part of the Sudan Price and Availability Monitoring System (SPAMS), IFPRI, in partnership with @FAO and @NLinSudan, has launched the Sudan Market Monitor. The newly-updated web-based platform provides timely information on commodity prices, availability, quality, and market conditions across Sudan. Designed for Sudan’s operating environment, it features low-bandwidth functionality, Arabic and English interfaces, interactive maps, and access to SPAMS market reports. The Sudan Market Monitor can be found here: lnkd.in/eRTaeFZp #Sudan #SPAMS #MarketInformation #MarketMonitoring #IFPRI #FAO @CGIAR @IFPRI_Africa @FAOAfrica @khalidhasiddig
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🆕 #Blog Sudan’s conflict at three years: Evidence for recovery, resilience, and rebuilding 🖊️ By Tarig Alhaj Rakhy, Hala Abushama, and @khalidhasiddig. The Third Sudan Conflict Conference highlighted a central message: Sudan’s recovery will require coordinated strategies that link humanitarian assistance with longer-term resilience and development. 🖱️ Learn more: on.cgiar.org/3VdRHFW @CGIAR @IFPRI_Africa
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Sudan is facing one of the most severe humanitarian and economic crises in its modern history. “Clear, evidence-based insights into Sudan’s crisis—and actions needed to prevent further deterioration.” —@khalidhasiddig, IFPRI Explore IFPRI’s new book on conflict, resilience, and recovery 👇 hdl.handle.net/10568/179201 @CGIAR @IFPRI_Africa #Sudan
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New book: War and Resilience A comprehensive new analysis examines how Sudan’s conflict is reshaping livelihoods, food systems, markets, and the broader economy and what recovery could look like. Read more: africa.ifpri.info/evidence-f… @CGIAR @IFPRI @khalidhasiddig @oliverkirui
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Launched today in Cairo: WAR AND RESILIENCE - a new peer reviewed book, edited by @khalidhasiddig, @oliverkirui, and Paul Dorosh, examining the humanitarian, economic, and social impacts of #Sudan’s ongoing conflict and the options for stabilization and recovery. 🖱️ #PressRelease: ifpri.org/news-release/new-i… 📖Book and synopsis (in English and Arabic) #OpenAccess: hdl.handle.net/10568/179201 📕 Explore the book chapters: ifpri.org/ifpri-book/war-and… @CGIAR @IFPRI_Africa @CGIARPolicy
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📣 Don’t miss this upcoming hybrid event: 📌 Three Years of Conflict: What the Evidence Tells Us and What Recovery Requires 🤝 IFPRI, @CGIARPolicy, and @CGIAR Food Frontiers and Security 📆 April 14 to 15, 2026, from 9:00 am – 5:30 pm (Africa/Cairo) 📍 Hybrid event 📕 This conference will feature the launch of the new book “War and Resilience: The Multifaceted Impacts of Sudan’s Conflict and Pathways to Recovery.” 🎟️ Register here: on.cgiar.org/4squ3kK @IFPRI_Africa
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Many of the world’s most fragile countries are highly dependent on agriculture for economic growth. In this 🆕 blog by @D_E_Resnick, Hala M.E. Abushama, @khalidhasiddig, and @oliverkirui explore their recently-published article that looks at the role of the military and paramilitary in Sudan’s agrifood system just prior to the outbreak of the current war: on.cgiar.org/471Qp40 @CGIAR @IFPRI_Africa @TC_Africa
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📱 This recent blog by @KibromAbay, Lina Abdelfattah, Hala Abushama, @oliverkirui, Halefom Nigus, and @khalidhasiddig explores recent research that evaluates the potential and impact of digital cash transfers to support urban households grappling with active conflict in Sudan, where conflict and funding gaps continue to hamper the delivery of essential humanitarian services: on.cgiar.org/4b0TP9z @CGIAR @voxdev
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📣 Launching Feb 24: The Policy Innovations Hub for Kenya! Together, @CGIARPolicy, @ILRI, IFPRI, and other CGIAR centers and local partners are bridging the gap between research and policy to deliver: • Co-created evidence • Institutional capacity sharing • Inclusive, research-based solutions Register here: on.cgiar.org/3O8iqQY #PolicyHubKenya #AgriInnovation #Kenya @cgiar
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Digital cash transfers can be delivered even in active conflict settings like Sudan and can significantly protect vulnerable households – especially in the most insecure areas – from worsening food insecurity, though their impacts vary by context and household characteristics.
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🎓 Economy-wide implications of increasing school enrolment in Sub-Saharan Africa (Journal article by Zuhal Elnour, @khalidhasiddig, and Harald Grethe): doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2… 🧵 👇
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🆕 #Blog Informing crisis response in Sudan: From evidence to action 🖋️ By Hala Abushama, @KibromAbay, @KKosec, and @khalidhasiddig. 🖱️ Learn more here: on.cgiar.org/4836g3a @CGIAR @IFPRI_Africa
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Don’t miss this upcoming policy seminar organized by IFPRI & @CGIAR: 📢 On Oct 22, speakers will discuss alternative modalities for humanitarian aid delivery in #Sudan. Register here👉 bit.ly/SudanCrisis- @WFP_Sudan @WorldPeaceFdtn @consortiumsudan @FCDOGovUK @kkosec @jo_swinnen @khalidhasiddig @KibromAbay
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Don’t miss this #AFSForum2025 special event tomorrow: 📌 Celebrating 50 Years of Impact: IFPRI and the Future of African Food Systems 📆September 3rd, 2025, 15:30 – 17:30 📍Hall B (Special Events) 🔍ifpri.org/event/africa-food-… @CGIAR @TheAGRF @IFPRI_Africa #OurFutureOurFood
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🆕 #Blog Sudan’s war is an economic disaster: Here’s how bad it could get 🖊️ By @khalidhasiddig. 🖱️ Read the full story here: on.cgiar.org/4o8sFlF @CGIAR @TC_Africa @IFPRI_Africa
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A 🆕 study by Mosab Ahmed, Mariam Raouf, and @khalidhasiddig published in @JDevStudies finds that if Sudan’s conflict continues through the end of 2025, the country could face catastrophic economic losses, widespread unemployment, and a dramatic rise in poverty, with women and rural populations hit hardest: doi.org/10.1080/00220388.202… 🧵👇
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🌾 Our new research introduces an innovative approach to #sustainable #agintensification —with promising implications for #foodsecurity and #landconservation in #Senegal and beyond. Read more➡️ on.cgiar.org/4kX72TB #OpenAccess paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.20… @CGIAR @khalidhasiddig
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🆕 #Blog Conference: Sudan’s two years of crisis—impact and pathways to recovery and resilience 🖋️ By Tarig Alhaj Rakhy, Shima Mohamed, @khalidhasiddig, Hala Abushama, @oliverkirui, and Paul Dorosh. 🔗 Read more here: on.cgiar.org/3Hi2kRh @CGIAR
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