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Famine
In 2017, Six million people in South Sudan—well beyond the half of the population (56%)— were estimated to be severely food insecure in September 2017, out of which 40 000 in humanitarian catastrophe

The effect of famine upon refugees in South Sudan, according to the most recent Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Projection rates the majority of South Sudan as under ‘Crisis’. Technical failures, misguided state policy, structural inadequacies and climate certainly play a part in contributing to famine in the region, however changing policies in food production play a more substantial role in the reproduction of famine in South Sudan. High staple food pricing combined have contributed largely to what must be called a ‘social crises’ that reproduces the famine like conditions in South Sudan. By understanding these trends, it is easier to accept that many of the issues producing famine in  South Sudan are strongly related to the effects of capitalism on peasant economies. Additionally, this logic toward gaining a better understanding of the genuine famine crisis facing refugees in South Sudan helps us to consider the problem of relating famine only to climate or state policy failure.

In relation to farming, organizations such as the World Food Programme have begun enacting post harvest reduction loss actions that aim to assist and empower farmers in South Sudan.

Preemptive measures in relation to climate damage recovery and protection are another measure that South Sudan’s geography must implement. Initiatives ranging from food insecurity analyses and teaching planning instruction remain key components in offering assistance to migrants in the South Sudan region.

By acknowledging the socio political implications associated with famine in South Sudan, it is much easier to comprehend that environmental crises that produce famine are inextricably linked not only to climate and infrastructure, but to social systems in general.