Darfur farmers in Mershing camp afraid to return to their land

People in the displaced camp of Mershing in South Darfur said that they cannot farm out of fear of armed militias. One of the displaced people in Mershing camp said the militias rob the camp residents. He said the displaced cannot go to their farms for fear of attack against them, adding that the militias also practice rape. He noted that authorities had communicating with the displaced persons about receiving seed for planting, but the farmers wondered how they are to receive seed when they cannot move out to the farms.

Earlier this month the displaced in Mershing camp complained of an acute food shortage, citing lack of food distribution for a period of sixty days.

(Photo: Radio Dabanga File photo)