SDGUM - Support to the gum arabic sector in Sudan
Partners
Main goals
352/5000 Develop the gum arabic sector by supporting stakeholders. This project is part of the contract between The Forests National Corporation FNC and IRAM entitled "Support in Structuring Arabic Gum sector in Sudan". For this purpose, IRAM and RONGEAD have formed a group, RONGEAD providing its industry experts.
Specific objectives
Develop a market information system on the gum arabic sector
Beneficiaries
Actors from the gum arabic sector in Sudan
Results
The gum arabic sector in Sudan is structured and has marketing tools and a market information system
Activities
The main tasks are to work on the downstream value chain with stakeholders to understand how the sector works:
** A1. ** Link between Gapas and buyers, information on the rubber market
** A2. ** Development of marketing tools
** A3. ** International market Information: Developing a market information system of the gum sector based on mobile phone software, to test the feasibility of the project and the potential impact in Sudan.
Related documents
Concept note - Arabic gum market - market fundamentals, prices evolution, organisation of the sector and farmers' income
Our training and services related to market information
Image Box - Organisation of the Gum arabic sector - Marketing circuit
Gum arabic - Acacia senegal/seyal - Description, uses, actors, harvest, storage, marketing
Mission report - Gum arabic sector in Chad - International and local market and ACACIA project recommendations
2017-2018 sesame campaign outcomes and 2018-2019 outlooks
Related people
François Griffon
Holder of a Master's degree in "Sustainable Farming and Agri-food Systems in the South", specialised in "Markets, Organization, Quality and Services" from Montpellier SupAgro - Institut des Régions Chaudes (IRC), he brings his expertise in sector and value chain analysis, market studies, quality management and farmers' organisations services and support
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Cédric Rabany
Holder of a Master of Science, "Agricultural Engineer and territories development" from the Institut Supérieur d’Agriculture (ISARA Lyon), he brings his expertise in agro-food/agricultural sectors' analysis and development, strengthening of supplychain actors (producers, private/public actors, agro-food industries...), socio-economic analysis of agricultural chains and his great knowledge of companies in these markets
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