{"id":12562,"date":"2020-12-17T16:15:21","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T16:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/?p=12562"},"modified":"2021-01-05T10:54:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T10:54:36","slug":"gum-acacia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/gum-acacia\/","title":{"rendered":"Acacia Trees Create Income and Jobs in Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"

A natural sap harvested from a tree species that grows wild in Africa\u2019s plains is set to generate an income for thousands of poor households in Kenya\u2019s remote arid lands.<\/p>

A new market is being created for close to 7,000 families, including many who are semi-nomadic pastoralist communities, for Gum Arabic \u2013 a naturally occurring compound that is used as a supplement in a host of foods and beverages, and is also used in the production of inks, paints and ceramics.<\/p>

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