Abstract
More than two-thirds of the population of the Umm Ruwaba district, Korofan region, Sudan, received food aid for survival in the famine of 1983 1985. Although the population accepted the famine as a natural phenomenon, this study suggests that various policies of the Sudanese government led to the abandonment of traditional land-use and food storage practices. Conclusions are: that the government create a national program of grain storage; that the use of animal manure fertilizer and crop rotation be encouraged; that tax incentives be offered to preserve Acacia Senegal trees for soil enrichment; and both social and technical research programs be fostered to assist in putting these programs into effect.