More than four million Sudanese citizens will face crisis food insecurity conditions or worse in the coming months, according to a report by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSNET).

FEWSNET said the large-scale food insecurity is due to high food prices, poor pasture conditions, and war in Darfur, South Kordofan, and Blue Nile regions.

South Kordofan state is especially hit hard with people there already facing emergency food insecurity conditions, one step below famine, the famine watchdog said. The Jebel Marra area of Darfur is also likely facing a food insecurity emergency following intense fighting there since January, the group added.

Kassala and Red Sea states are also affected by the food insecurity, with very poor households likely to run out of food by March, according to FEWSNET.