Category Archives: Plant species

Neem trees to combat desertification (Google / Vanguard)

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/05/we-use-neem-trees-to-combat-desertification-and-create-jobs-dr-jibunoh/ We use neem trees to combat desertification and create jobs – Dr. Jibunoh By EBELE ORAKPO Talk of killing three birds with one stone! In his fight against desertification in the northern … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, Desertification, neem

Range rehabilitation in the Lake Baringo Basin, Kenya

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

A new version of an article posted in June 2011. Range rehabilitation using reseeded enclosures in Lake Baringo Basin, Kenya   Text and photos by Stephen MUREITHI (Univ. of Nairobi, Kenya) Editing by Willem VAN COTTHEM (Univ. of Ghent, Belgium) … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, biodiversity, Desertification, drought, Ecology - environment, Forestry, grassland / rangeland, invasive species, land / land degradation, land management, landcare, Opuntia elatior, Prosopis juliflora

Juice from the fruit of the prickly pear cactus (Opuntia ficus indica) : health-beneficial properties (Alcohol Reports)

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

Read at : http://alcoholreports.blogspot.com/2012/03/protective-effect-of-opuntia-ficus.html Protective effect of Opuntia ficus indica f. inermis prickly pear juice upon ethanol-induced damages in rat erythrocytes Juice from the fruit of the cactus Opuntia ficus indica is claimed to possess several health-beneficial properties. The present … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, Opuntia ficus-indica, public health

ntervention strategy in tackling desert encroachment through tree planting (Google / Nigerian Tribune)

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/gamji-politics/37951-borno-set-to-fight-desert-encroachment-gov-shettima Borno set to fight desert encroachment – Gov Shettima Desert encroachment has been a major problem for those living in the northern part of Borno State and on the off shores of … Continue reading →

Posted in afforestation, Desertification, Jatropha curcas, reforestation

A staple crop that should be grown in all the drylands : Opuntia ficus-indica var. inermis, the spineless prickly pear (Google / The People’s Pharmacy)

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

Read at : Google Alert – Opuntia ficus-indica http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2012/02/13/will-nopal-cactus-help-control-blood-sugar/ Will Nopal Cactus Help Control Blood Sugar? Home Remedy Q&A Q. What do you know about the medicinal properties of nopal cactus? A. Nopal or prickly pear cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) has … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, nopal, Opuntia ficus-indica

Lentils, a rainfed crop, dear to the poor farmers (ICARDA)

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

Read at : http://icardablog.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/lentil-to-bolster-nutritional-security/ Lentil to bolster nutritional security Sarker, A. ICARDA-SACRP, New Delhi (India) 2011 Abstract: Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik subsp.culinaris) is one of the major rabi pulse crops grown in India for eons. Its significant contribution to food, feed … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, food / food security, Lens culinaris - lentils

Moringa could help arid nations to fight food insecurity and malnutrition (IPS)

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Read at : http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=106539 Miracle Tree is Like a Supermarket By Kristin Palitza CAPE TOWN, Jan 25, 2012 (IPS) – When a food crisis hits the continent, African countries tend to look to the international donor community to mobilise aid. … Continue reading →

Posted in drought tolerant plants, food / food security, Forestry, malnutrition, Moringa oleifera

Moringa, the ‘Miracle Tree’, and Clean Drinking Water (Science Daily)

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120118112005.htm ‘Miracle Tree’ Substance Produces Clean Drinking Water Inexpensively and Sustainably ScienceDaily (Jan. 18, 2012) — A natural substance obtained from seeds of the “miracle tree” could purify and clarify water inexpensively and sustainably in the developing … Continue reading →

Posted in drinking water, Moringa oleifera

Strengthening agro-processing and creating employment with avocado (New Agriculturist)

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Read at : http://www.new-ag.info/en/news/newsitem.php?a=2421 Antigua and Barbuda to tap potential of avocado An ambitious million dollar project is underway in Antigua and Barbuda to construct the twin-island nation’s first avocado oil processing factory, with the aim of strengthening agro-processing and … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, avocado

Soaking Argania spinosa seeds to increase germination potential (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

  In 2008, an interesting article on ‘Nursery Production Techniques for Argan (Argania spinosa L.)’ was published  at : www.eurojournals.com/ejsr_23_4_13.pdf by : Habibah. S. Al-Menaie, N. R. Bhat, M. Abo El-Nil and A. Al-Shatti Arid land Agriculture and Greenery Department … Continue reading →

Posted in Argania spinosa, Forestry