, 0 0 0 ▁internally ▁disp la ced ▁people ▁and ▁ 2 , 5 2 8 ▁ret ur ne es ▁were ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁county . ▁These ▁people ▁had ▁few ▁means ▁for ▁surv ival , ▁and ▁suffered ▁chron ic ▁mal nut r ition . ▁They ▁had ▁little ▁knowledge ▁of ▁far ming , ▁including ▁plant ing , ▁we eding , ▁water ▁control , ▁har vest ing ▁and ▁sales ▁of ▁their ▁c rop . ▁Fail ures ▁of ▁ra inf all ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁had ▁ag gra v ated ▁the ▁problem . ▁ ▁Security ▁issues ▁ ▁The ▁county ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Sud an ▁People ' s ▁Liber ation ▁Army ▁( SP LA ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁During ▁the ▁civil ▁war , ▁in security ▁was ▁caused ▁by ▁fighting ▁between ▁the ▁SP LA ▁and ▁the ▁re bel ▁forces ▁of ▁Commander ▁Peter ▁Lor ot , ▁cattle ▁rust ling ▁and ▁attacks ▁from ▁milit ia ▁groups . ▁The ▁fighting ▁with ▁Lor ot ' s ▁forces ▁disp la ced ▁about ▁ 1 6 , 8 0 0 ▁people ▁from ▁Ch uk ud um ▁to ▁nearby ▁villages ▁in ▁the ▁high lands . ▁The ▁" Ch uk ud om ▁Cris is " ▁was ▁resolved ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁during ▁a ▁Peace ▁Conference ▁organized ▁ ▁by ▁ ▁the ▁ ▁New ▁Sud an ▁Council ▁of ▁Church es . ▁During ▁the ▁crisis , ▁land ▁mines ▁were ▁s own ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁around ▁Ch uk ud um . ▁C attle ▁ra ids ▁by ▁the ▁Log