Cactus Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica): A Versatile and Sustainable Crop for Food, Fuel, Fodder, and Fertilizer

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cg.contacts.hassan@cgiar.orgen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.crpResilient Agrifood Systems - RAFSen_US
cg.contributor.funderIndian Council of Agricultural Research - ICARen_US
cg.contributor.initiativeLivestock and Climateen_US
cg.contributor.projectIndia Collaborative Program 2022/2023 to 2026/2027en_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.creator.idHassan, Sawsan: 0000-0002-5057-8957en_US
cg.creator.idLouhaichi, Mounir: 0000-0002-4543-7631en_US
cg.date.embargo-end-dateTimelessen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocsustainable agricultureen_US
cg.subject.agrovocadaptabilityen_US
cg.subject.agrovoccactusen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigationen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaEnvironmental health and biodiversityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 7 - Affordable and clean energyen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen_US
dc.contributorLouhaichi, Mouniren_US
dc.creatorHassan, Sawsanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-18T20:09:12Z
dc.date.available2024-03-18T20:09:12Z
dc.description.abstractThe review was presented at the International Conference On Feeding the Future through Sustainable Eco-friendly Innovations in Rangeland, Forages, and Animal Sciences in Bangalore, India. This presentation explored the potential of Cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) as a versatile and sustainable crop in arid and semi-arid regions. It highlighted its role in food production, biofuel generation, livestock feed, and soil improvement. The review emphasized cactus pear's adaptability to regions with limited water resources and its nutritional value. Challenges such as labor-intensive harvesting and post-harvest losses were noted, along with its potential for biofuel production and biofertilizer use. The abstract concluded that collaborative research was crucial to fully realize cactus pear's potential for sustainable agriculture in arid regions.en_US
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dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/dspace/limiteden_US
dc.identifier.citationSawsan Hassan, Mounir Louhaichi. 2023. Cactus Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica): A Versatile and Sustainable Crop for Food, Fuel, Fodder, and Fertilizer. International Conference on Feeding the Future through Sustainable Eco-friendly Innovations in Rangeland, Forages, and Animal Sciences. Bangalore, India.en_US
dc.identifier.statusTimeless limited accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/69196
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherKrishi Publisheren_US
dc.subjectmanagement practicesen_US
dc.subjectmultipurpose cropen_US
dc.titleCactus Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica): A Versatile and Sustainable Crop for Food, Fuel, Fodder, and Fertilizeren_US
dc.typeConference Paperen_US
dcterms.available2023-12-29en_US
dcterms.issued2023-12-29en_US

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