Gum arabic heavyweight set to visit Kordofan

Citizen: 16 March 2023”

Frédéric Alland, head of Alland & Robert, will travel to Sudan on 19 March. The French gum arabic giant shares, with its French competitor Nexira, over half the Sudanese market for the acacia tree resin.

Alland & Robert initiates community projects in acacia gum harvest areas, in partnership with local suppliers who know the local population.

More specifically, the El Humera project was originated in 2014 by Alland & Robert and its local Sudanese supplier, both alerted by the situation of a remote village called El Humera. This village is located north of El-Obeid, south west of Khartoum. This area is historically well known for acacia gum harvesting, and for the quality of raw materials.

However, a massive desertification of the village occurred, as result of a lack of infrastructures and access to drinkable water in the area.

The insufficiency of water is a key problem in the gum acacia harvest areas, which are often in dry, remote regions. Alerted by this situation, Alland & Robert and its supplier decided to invest to build a 189 m3 water tank, and provide reliable water supply to the village of El Humera. The tank is now in operation and managed by the village committee. The village lives again, and acacia trees are harvested, providing a decent income to farmers. Around 450 families benefit from this project. It represents on average 3 500 persons.