Mohamed Yahia Abakar, 42, has lived in West Darfur's Abu Suruj all his life. The husband, and father of five daughters and eight sons is a descendant of farmers who followed in his family's footsteps.
His village, established in the early 1950s, is home to about 10,050 residents mainly from the Fur, Tama, Bargo and Masalit ethnic groups. Like in many other parts of the greater Darfur region, Mohamed Yahia and other residents of Abu Suruj are dependent on rainfed agriculture and animal husbandry for food and income.
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