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ACACIA GUM FACTORY

Introduction:

Gum Arabic is the trade name for a natural forest product of the genus acacia and mainly obtained from acacia Senegal known as ( hashab ! kordofan ) .

The name Gum Arabic was derived from the fact that the product shipped to Europe from Arabian ports in the old days.The species has wide distribution and remarkable adapt ability. It is essentially a semi-arid zone species, but is so adapt able that it is not only drought- resistant but also frost-hardy. It can regenerate naturally from seeds or vegetative from coppices.

The main area of its occurrence is the central parts of the Sudan where species uniformly found in pure stands giving Sudan the advantage of being the biggest producer and exporter of the best quality of gum Arabic, supplying 80% of the annual global requirements.

Gum Arabic consists chiefly of calcium, potassium, magnesium salts, and low protein content. Due to this unique combination of properties and characteristics, this natural organic product has found a wide and expanding range of functions in modern industries such as:

Food

Pharmaceutical and cosmetics

Industry

Historical Background

Gum Arabic was long established in the worlds markets known in an article of commerce since the year 4000 B.C and widely used in Egypt during the pharaoh’s civilization in preparation of ink, water colors and dyes.

The gum belt that absorbs 5 million farmers is a natural buffer zone between the desert district in the north and the good agricultural tall grass savanna in the south.

Therefore, any disruption or misuse in this zone will induce desertification and threaten farming activities in the sub Saharan region. This is a matter of paramount importance to the globe as this area is recognized to be one of the future granaries or the world in essence; this region supports an enormous population of animals.

Gum belt..more than trade

As a result of possessing pure stands of acacia Senegal and the consequent ease of collection, Sudan remains the dominant produces of gum.

Gum Arabic is a natural wealth needs to be conserved, maintained and developed not only for the provision of a sustained yield of gum but fort her more for its imperative environmental, socioeconomic, and developmental impact.