To feed livestock spineless cactus or nothing (Willem Van Cotthem)

The publication of an  article on the SciDev website: http://www.scidev.net/en/news/cactus-could-feed-east-african-livestock-say-scientists-1.html led to 2 comments from Australia and Germany, both with a warning that Opuntia ficus-indica (the prickly pear cactus) is an aggressive, invasive species.  It would have almost ‘brought Australian agriculture to a complete standstill in the 1920s‘ and ‘in Latin  America and the SW … Continue reading To feed livestock spineless cactus or nothing (Willem Van Cotthem)

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