Northeastern State Conflict Uproots Bari’s Frankincense Farmers
The Impact of Conflict on Frankincense Farmers: A Struggle for Survival
"The conflict has affected everyone. People used to work on frankincense cultivation to manage their daily lives. Now it’s stopped, and our lives have deteriorated. People have nothing to eat," lamented Fowsi, speaking to Radio Ergo.
For a decade, Fowsi's family depended solely on the frankincense trade. Every six months, the fruits of their labor yielded a harvest ample enough to see them through to the next season. This cycle of cultivation was their…