Determinants of Gum Arabic Production in Sinnar State From the Producers' Point of View

Sara Hassan Elnasikh; Adam  Elradi M; Ali Abd Alaziz Salih

doi:10.52981/fajas.v6i1.2765

Sara Hassan Elnasikh Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Omdurman Islamic University.
Adam Elradi M 2 Department of Agricultural Extension and Training, University of Gezira, Sudan
Ali Abd Alaziz Salih Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Khartoum, Sudan.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52981/fajas.v6i1.2765

Keywords: financing, gum arabic, monopoly, prices

Abstract

This study was conducted in 2019, aimed to evaluate the perception of gum arabic producers about the determinant factors influencing the production of gum arabic production in the clay lands of Sinnar State. The study used primary data collected by a structured questionnaire filled by a random sample size of 289 producers, representing 7% of the study population (4000 persons). The study used the five-fold Likert method for data analysis and found that economic, social and natural resources as key determinants of gum arabic production in the State respectively. Among the economic determinants, financing, marketing and monopoly of traders were found to be the major influencing factors of gum arabic production in the State. The study recommended the activation of the role of cooperative societies, review of the marketing system and reform of the market conduct and structure to prevent monopoly to act in gum arabic production and business in Sinnar State.

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