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Gum arabic, Sudan (Sahel belt)
El Obeid, Soudan13.18°N 30.22°E
computed criticality17/100
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Sudan majority of world gum arabic (~70-80%)
2023Fault line
Gum arabic, an emulsifier essential to the world's sodas, sweets and medicines, comes mostly from the acacias of Sudan's Sahel. Sudan's civil war threatens a chain Coca-Cola and the food industry depend on.
Actors
Sudanese gatherers
Chad & Nigeria
traders (Nexira)
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