Sudan Farmers Face Debtors’ Jail After Failed Winter Season

Abri / Amsterdam — At least 175 farmers in the area of Abri in Sudan’s Northern State face imprisonment for defaulting on bank loans following failed winter harvest, largely blamed on frequent power outages, in an area where farmers are largely dependant on electric power for agriculture and livestock activities. The residents of the Abri area rely heavily on electricity for their agricultural and livestock production projects, but frequent power outages have caused significant losses for…