As the world carries on grapple climate change and its relation to the socio-economic life of ordinary people, Nigeria is presented with a great probability to exploit the twin benefit from fighting desert encroachment and improving the earning power of her citizens through massive investment in the cultivation of teeth Arabic. Gum arabic is often a leguminous tree species that is very well adapted to sudan and sahelian agro-ecology involving Africa and it produces a natural gum made of hardened drain mostly taken from three varieties of the acacia tree; Acacia senegal (Grade One), Acacia seyal(Grade 2) and Combretum however the major Acacia utilized for business Gum Arabic production around Nigeria are Acacia Senegal and Acacia seyal. Nigeria currently generates about 20,000 MT of gum Arabic annually rank second in the world with Sudan because the leading producer and Chad following Nigeria as the third largest creator of the product whose world production as been predicted at 70,000 MT yearly. From available data Cameras produces about 98% of the world requirement of gum Arabic. Gum Persia is used as thickener, suspender, emulsifier, stabilizer, tastiness carrier, binder and encapsulating material. Additionally, it is used in confectionaries, food, refreshments, pharmaceuticals and chemical sectors.
