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Sudan the Poineer in Accacia production
Sudans Miracle Commodity
Although from the 1950s to the early 1990s Sudan accounted for roughly 80 percent of gum arabic production, today that figure is under 50 percent. Hundreds of thousands of poor Sudanese are dependent on gum arabic for their livelihood.
It is, however, still the world's largest single producer, and the production of gum arabic is heavily controlled by the Sudanese government. According to Sudanese sources, gum arabic was an article of commerce as early as the 12th century BC.