The Importance of Acacia senegal L. as a major Species of Gum Arabic Belt Rehabilitation at Dilling area

Abstract

This study is conducted at North Dilling area (South Kordofan) to show the importance of A. senegal as a major species of Gum-Arabic belt rehabilitation at Dilling area in solving the problems of the traditional agricultural limited land. Such as soil deterioration, clearance of the vegetative cover, to satisfy the needs of the farmers in providing them with main food crops fuel wood, building materials and other wood for different purposes. The overall objectives of this study is to investigate and analyze the current condition of north Dilling locality traditional agricultural land, to identify the a advantages and disadvantage of future development and to enrich the existing knowledge of the shifting cultivating traditional land at the study area and elsewhere in Sudan. Literature was collected for the theoretical and practical work from the relative offices and stations beside literature. The methodology used in this study included a questionnaire conducted to investigate the socio-economic aspects of the farmers. It showed what percentage from their main food that traditional cultivation was provided. It explained what is importance of A. senegal to them and how they planted it in their limited agricultural land with crops. Official, semi official and personal interviews were conducted, beside reports from relative departments specially forest department which showed willingness of the farmers in planting A. senegal tree and the role they were playing in planting A. senegal in their agricultural land before. The aim is to encourage the effective community participation in the rehabilitation of Gum Arabic belt at the study area.