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"Revenues of gum Arabic per tonne were at SDG 50 and rose tenfold to SDG 500 in 2012. Local consumption in 2009 was 600 tonnes and rose to 9.500 tonnes in 2012," he added. He went on to say that that gum Arabic has been developed in the past two years, saying that these developments caused the world price of gum Arabic to increase from $1.500 in 2009 to $3.000 in 2012.
Dr. Abdulgadir said the council opened new markets in East Asia and the gulf countries, which increased demand. He claimed that the US and Western Europe countries have made medical discoveries proving the benefits of gum Arabic in medical treatments related to the (Gastro Intestinal Track) GIT. These breakthroughs are expected to make world demand of gum Arabic rise threefold in the next two years.
He confirmed that gum Arabic is part of the tri-partite economic programme the government depends on for economic reform, export development, and enhancement of Sudan’s economy. Abdulgadir said that the repercussions of the secession of South Sudan did not affect the gum Arabic production zone, considering South Sudan has a tropical temperature and gum Arabic production zones are concentrated in the rich and poor savannah in central Sudan.
He added: "The gum Arabic production zone makes up about 5.000 square kilometres in ten of the Sudanese states, stretching from the Sudanese Ethiopian border on the east to the Sudanese Chadian border on the west."
The gum Arabic council submits a final report on gum Arabic production every three years. It has submitted its first cycle report which concluded December 2012.
The cabinet commended the efforts of the council which led to raising the exports and prices of gum Arabic to new heights.
By Shadia Basheri | 
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