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Peanut farming is the key to survival for inhabitants of Paoua in the Central African Republic.

But for many growers life is a daily battle to make a living and feed their families even when the harvest is good.

Civil war has divided the country since 2013 and Paoua in the northwest of the CAR is surrounded by rebels and pro-government forces locked in conflict.

To get their peanuts to markets in the major towns, the growers have to overcome theft, extortion or worse, not just from the fighting forces, but also groups of bandits.

Jean-Paul Ndopaye is the manager of a peanut stock supported by Oxfam.

If they can't get their peanuts to market, growers are forced to sell at much lower prices, around a third of what they would receive in the major towns.

Célestine Inforo is a groundnut farmer.

The CAR is one of the poorest countries in the world.

The World Food Programme reports that in this area of the country, malnutrition is an unprecedented crisis.

Most of the population are in phase four of a food emergency, which means there is acute malnutrition and high levels of excess mortality.

Whilst it remains treacherous to get the peanuts to market, the solution could be to process the nuts into oils or pastes.

However, without the infrastructure and machinery, this remains on an artisanal and labour intensive basis mainly performed by the women.

Moussa Issoufou is a food security officer for Oxfam.

He believes it is vital to support this area of production to provide both work and food for the people of the CAR.

So, whilst the peanut farming industry brings hope, there is much to be done to remove the threat of malnutrition.

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