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These people are nothing but LAZY! Those catus are nothing but beneficial to them and their animals "if" they would just STOP being so LAZY and Learn how to use and benefit from the cactus they would know and learn that cactus is also a Fruit for them and the cactus plant can be feed for their animals after they clean the thorns off but that's asking too much for them to actually WORK and have to do something.
No doubt, CABI's work is outstanding. This is a great contribution of CABI in the Agriculture sector of Pakistan. Thank you, Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International.
Made a similar comment on the first video, but there are a lot of opportunities with this plant. In the Somali region, camels love opuntia. During times of drought, opuntia is harvested in large amounts (you see lorries driving around full of this stuff) and the thorns are burned off so that the opuntia can be used as camel fodder. The fruits are also delicious and can be sold at the market. Opuntia is also used to create living fences around properties that don't require any maintenance and grow larger and more protective with time.
Looks like everyone else is also talking about the usefulness of this plant already. In the Somali region, camels love opuntia. During times of drought, opuntia is harvested in large amounts (you see lorries driving around full of this stuff) and the thorns are burned off so that the opuntia can be used as camel fodder. The fruits are also delicious and can be sold at the market. Opuntia is also used to create living fences around properties that don't require any maintenance and grow larger and more protective with time. Lots of opportunities with this plant, but unfortunately some communities don't like to adapt to new opportunities.
We are happy to be in Pakistan, M. Aitzaz Haider. Please see the link below for contact information of CABI's centre in Pakistan. www.cabi.org/what-we-do/cabi-centre/pakistan/
This is very amazing research that can benefit many families mostly in our African states whereby unemployment rate is soaring uncontrollably. Both young and middle adults can emulate this initiative to sustain their families and contribute to their country's economies.
No. You should use it to improve the soil ! cut them down it will add carbon and nitrogen in the soil. You have to learn how to manage it as a solution to climate change.
