A farmer climbs on an Acacia tree to collect gum arabic in the western Sudanese town of El-Nahud that lies in the main farming state of North Kordofan December 18, 2012. Business is booming in the ...

About 80% of the world's gum arabic is harvested in Sudan, where the acacia trees stretch from border to border. But the sap ...

Sudan produces around 80% of the world's gum arabic, a natural substance harvested from acacia trees that's widely used to mix, stabilize and thicken ingredients in mass-market products including ...

By: Rogia al-Shafee PortSudan(Sudanow)- The Acacia tortilis tree, also known as the Siyal tree, is a symbol of resilience, Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT عربي ...

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 ...

Sudan produces around 80 percent of the world's gum arabic, a natural substance harvested from acacia trees that's widely used to mix, stabilise and thicken ingredients in mass-market products ...

More than 45,000 people have fled Tigray for Sudan since Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy ... Bulldozers are tearing down trees by the dozen to make way for shelters ... acacia trees are important ...

Further, through a partnership with the NGO Tree Aid based on the volume of gum acacia sold by Alland & Robert, the foundation has funded the planting of more than 18,000 native trees in several ...

Westerners' consumption of a little-known tree gum – used in everything from Coca-Cola and Nestlé pet food to L'Oréal lipsticks and M&M sweets – could be funding both sides in Sudan's bitter ...

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