Explain your opinion that cactus is a friend of man in drought prone areas.
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Explanation:
There is nothing as harsh as the desert and the only green spot you see there is the cactus. But these plants aren’t very useful, are they? They neither provide any shade nor can they be used as fodder due to their spines – so what exactly can we gain from them? Well if you thought the same, here is why you could not be more wrong.
Meet Nandini Nimbkar, who is bringing out the best in this ignored crop. Born in the US, Nandini came to India when she was just a year old. Having spent a majority of her years in Phaltan in Maharashtra, India, she went back to the US to study Agronomy and gain more knowledge on the subject.
When she returned to Phaltan, she started working with NARI – the organization founded by her father in 1967-68, where she currently holds the position of President. NARI has been actively working on various innovations and spreading awareness about crops that have immense potential. And cactus is one of them.
“Actually, some species of cactus were accidentally introduced into India in the 18th century by early European travelers. But they soon became noxious weeds, and cochineal insects were introduced for their biological control. Again, some promising accessions were introduced in the 1980s at NARI, Phaltan,” informs Nimbkar.