PRODUCTION/EXPORT TRADE OF GUM ARABIC IN NIGERIA

Аннотация

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. KEYWORDS Export, Production, Trade, Gum Arabic, Nigeria, Import.