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Sudan has historically been the top producer of gum arabic, a pink resin that ends up in lots of products, from Coca-Cola and M&M's to makeup and pills. But Sudan has been in the grips of civil war since 2023, which has displaced an estimated 14 million people. The war has devastated the lives of gum arabic farmers. Gum trees have been cleared, and exports to the US have dropped. With Western companies now looking to Sudan's neighbors to source it, experts say smuggled gum arabic is funding the civil war and likely the purchase of weapons by paramilitary groups. ------------------------------------------------------ #Sudan #gumtree #gumarabic #resin #sudanwar #bigbusiness WATCH MORE FROM "BIG BUSINESS": Inside Turkey's $2 Billion Marble And Stone Industry How Miners Risk Their Lives For Himalayan Pink Salt Why Mining In Greenland Is So Hard Mining 60,000 Metric Tons Of Salt In A Dangerous Pink Lake That's Saltier Than The Dead Sea How Tree Resin On Your Favorite Candy Is Funding Civil War | Big Business