This paper focus on the production /export trade of gum arabic in Nigeria , it is one of the area improve economic of a nation , Nigeria share of the world gum arabic trade. Available statistics indicate that Nigeria remained the second world’s largest producer of gum Arabic after Sudan until 1996. The Table 1 below indicates that Nigeria crashed to the third position  as from 1998 even though the export of gum Arabic from Nigerian ports continues to rise every year. Table No. 3 and 4 show the export data of gum Arabic.

Export, Production, Trade

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