{"id":23461,"date":"2023-02-14T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T10:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/articles\/sudan-suolo-acacia-gomma\/"},"modified":"2023-02-17T10:02:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T09:02:35","slug":"sudan-soil-acacia-gum-arabic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/environment\/sudan-soil-acacia-gum-arabic\/","title":{"rendered":"In Sudan, gum arabic cultivation promotes soil conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the world’s second-largest producer of gum arabic, Sudan is called upon to protect acacia trees, the plants from which the substance is generated and which have always proved an effective weapon in countering desertification<\/h2>\n

by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n

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Producers in Sudan<\/strong>, one of the countries most affected by climate change, can still count on an important ally in countering desertification: gum arabic<\/strong>. This product, consisting of a resin extracted from acacia trees, is used in a variety of sectors, from the food industry to pharmaceuticals. Also attracting the interest of observers, however, are the properties of the plants that generate it.<\/p>\n

Acacia, in fact, “is drought resistant and also increases the soil fertility, essential to increasing crop production,” Fatma Ramly<\/strong>, coordinator of the Gum Arabic Farmers’ Association, told<\/a> Agence France Press. The problem, however, is that people working in the sector appear increasingly reluctant to engage in this activity. And not without consequences.<\/p>\n

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