The conflict in Sudan has turned attention to a rarely discussed commodity: gum arabic. This product, the dried sap of certain species of acacia trees, is used mainly as an additive in the soft drinks ...

Gum arabic, a resin tapped from the acacia tree, is used in everything from soft drinks to pharmaceuticals but for leading world producer Sudan it is also seen as a key weapon in the fight against ...

KHARTOUM, Sudan – Poor villagers have suffered most from the war that’s .ravaging the arid west of Sudan. But distant as the conflict may seem, the armed men on horseback who loot and burn villages ...

JUBA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Traders of gum arabic in South Sudan have called for increased public and private investment in the sector amid hopes of recovery after years of decline in production due to ...

Umm Ruwaba, Sudan — FARMERS here call these sandblasted acacia orchards the “gardens of our grandfathers,” and for centuries the sticky amber sap flowing from them helped to bind civilization.

Hilat Ismail Village, North Kordofan State, April 4, 2013- Hamed Adam stands patiently in the sand under a scorching sun as a laborer gathers gum Arabic from the skinny Acacia Senegal trees. The ...

Ms. Namoe Naput, a mother of four, and a resident of Loputuk village, Nadunget Sub County in Moroto district, is part of a group of 20 women who leave their homes early each morning and spend most of ...

New York, USA, April 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to a Comprehensive Research Report by Market Research Future (MRFR), “Gum Arabic Market Information By Type, Application, Function, And ...

AL-DURUTA, Nov 25, 2011 (AFP) - Since he was 14, Al-Amin has tapped gum arabic, the resin of an acacia tree that thrives in Sudan's conflict states -- "manna" from heaven for some, a key ingredient in ...

Mauritania was once a top exporter of gum arabic, but the severe droughts of the 1970s-1980s cut production dramatically. Seventy percent of Mauritania’s poor live in rural communities dependent on ...

Gum arabic, golden blobs of resin tapped from thorny acacia trees, is an emulsifying agent virtually irreplaceable for global industry. The ingredient is used in everything from soft drinks to chewing ...