A Prickly Cactus Journey: From Hellish Plant to Farmers' Darling

cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerPakistan Agricultural Research Council - PARCen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems - DSen_US
cg.contributor.funderNot Applicableen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryPKen_US
cg.coverage.end-date2015-06-30en_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen_US
cg.coverage.start-date2015-01-01en_US
cg.creator.idLouhaichi, Mounir: 0000-0002-4543-7631en_US
cg.creator.idIslam, Muhammad: 0000-0001-9889-8960en_US
cg.subject.agrovocclimate changeen_US
cg.subject.agrovocforageen_US
cg.subject.agrovocresilienceen_US
cg.subject.agrovoccactus pearsen_US
dc.contributorClifton, Kathrynen_US
dc.contributorIslam, Muhammaden_US
dc.contributorQamar, Imtiaz Ahmeden_US
dc.creatorLouhaichi, Mouniren_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-01T21:25:47Z
dc.date.available2016-02-01T21:25:47Z
dc.description.abstractThe cactus pear (known by its scientific name as Opuntia ficus-indica) was not always accepted in Pakistan as a source of food for animals, much less as a fruit fit for human consumption. It was commonly believed to be the plant from hellfire; it suffered this unfortunate reputation by association with the upright prickly pear (known by the scientific name as Opuntia stricta), its close “cactus cousin.”en_US
dc.formatDOCXen_US
dc.identifierhttp://drylandsystems.cgiar.org/news-opinions/prickly-cactus-journey-hellish-plant-farmer%E2%80%99s-darlingen_US
dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/XC5ZPDXX/v/78c790c761fa8a83a450cb8a3a88a53een_US
dc.identifier.citationMounir Louhaichi, Kathryn Clifton, Muhammad Islam, Imtiaz Ahmed Qamar. (20/7/2015). A Prickly Cactus Journey: From Hellish Plant to Farmers' Darling. URL: http://drylandsystems.cgiar.org/news-opinions/prickly-cactus-journey-hellish-plant-farmer%E2%80%99s-darlingen_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/3134
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherCRP on Dryland Systems (DS)en_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0en_US
dc.subjectcrop-livestocken_US
dc.titleA Prickly Cactus Journey: From Hellish Plant to Farmers' Darlingen_US
dc.typeBlogen_US
dcterms.available2015-07-20en_US

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