

University of Kordofan
Inistitute of Gum Arabic & Desetification Studies
Rationale:
- Existence of more than 50% of desertified areas, necessitate launching of IGARDSin the middle and west of the Sudan.
- Existence of the University of Kordofan in the heart of African Sahel where most vulnerable and desertified affected areas exist, calls for
- The correlation between desertification, environmental deterioration, food security and sustainable development needs academic research body (IGARDS) to manage this interaction.
- The negative impact of desertification on gum arabic population and institutions dictate the establishment of IGARDS.
- The link between gum arabic researches, desertification and environment avail opportunities for interdisciplinary researches.
- The importance of Acacias in maintaining and sustaining ecosystem balance.
- Climate change and its aftermath entail establishment of IGARDS.
- IGARDS contribute to knowledge dissemination, adoption of recent technologies and documentation of indigenous knowledge