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Sudan's vital date industry struggles in war-decimated economy / 33W24PK
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Like every autumn, date farmers in northern Sudan pull their harvests down from palm trees, securing a living for months to come. But five months into the war between Sudan's rival generals, the country's economic infrastructure has been destroyed and "buyers are scared", says farmer Al-Fatih al-Badawi. Prices have collapsed in the vital date industry, the latest economic sector to become a casualty of war in the northeast African country. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES