Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources of Opuntia spp.

The FAO-ICARDA Technical Cooperation Network on Cactus (CactusNet) was established in 1993 with the support from FAO. CactusNet supports researchers, practitioners and farmers to exchange knowledge on cacti and support the development of dryland agriculture. Cacti (Opuntia spp. and Hylocereus spp. among others) are versatile crops with a wide range of use from food, animal feed and medicinal use to source of biofuel and industrial uses.
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectCrop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
PublisherFAO
Publication year2025
RegionsGlobal
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typeMultimedia
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KeywordsCrop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species; Seed management
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