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\parbox[b]{13.4cm}{\centering \large{\textbf{Tropentag, September 18-21, 2016, Vienna, Austria}}\\[1ex] \Large{``Solidarity in a competing world ---\\fair use of resources''\\[2ex]}}
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\Large{\textbf{Fair Use of Resources for Poverty Alleviation in Sudan\footnote{\textbf{Contact Address:} Hanadi Mohamed Shawgi Gamal, University of Khartoum, Dept. of Forest Products and Industries, Khartoum, Sudan, \mbox{e-mail}: \email{hanadishawgi1979@yahoo.com}}\\[0.8ex]}}
\normalsize{\textsc{Hanadi Mohamed Shawgi Gamal}}
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\item[]{\small{\textit{University of Khartoum, Dept. of Forest Products and Industries, Sudan}}}
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Sudan is endowed with a great diversity of tree species. In addition Sudan is considered to be one of the richest African counties in terms of water resources. Despite its richness in forest cover and water resources, Sudan suffers from the poverty because of the lack of the optimal use of its resources. There is in urgent need to use Sudan's resources for hunger and poverty alleviation.



The present study aimed to assess the suitability of using five Acacia species for pulp and paper industry. Acacia species are widely distributed and easily grow on large areas in Sudan. Their uses concentrated on charcoal and fuel wood. The selected species are Acacia gerrardii, \textit{A.~senegal}, A. seyal, A.sieberana, and \textit{A.~nilotica}. The wood materials were collected from rural areas of the woodland savannah of Sudan. Wood fiber characteristics were investigated including: fiber length, diameter, lumen diameter, double wall thickness, Runkel ratio, slenderness ratio and coefficient of suppleness (or flexibility coefficient). Information about the study species wood density was collected from literature and used together with the investigated fiber characteristics to determine the suitability of the selected tree species for pulp and paper industry. 



The results revealed that the overall wood anatomical and physical properties of the study species may qualify them for pulp and paper industry. This will enhance the establishment of wood industry in the poor rural areas where the wood raw materials and the water supply are available. The establishment of such industry in Sudan may help in the poverty elimination and lead to rural people development.



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\noindent \textbf{Keywords:} Acacia species, poverty, Sudan
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