Invasive Prickly Pear Turned into Food, Clean Energy Source By Wilson Odhiambo Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Invasive Prickly Pear Turned into Food, Clean Energy Source By Wilson Odhiambo NAIROBI, Jul 9 2026 (IPS) - An international academic partnership is helping turn one of Laikipia County’s most destructive and invasive plants, the prickly pear cactus (Opuntia stricta), into a source of food security and clean energy while also helping end perennial resource conflict in the region. The project, which began in 2017, is already giving communities in Laikipia new hope in their struggle against a destructive plant that is known for swallowing grazing land and injuring livestock. Flora& Fauna https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/07/invasive-prickly-pear-turned-into-food-clean-energy-source/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Ebola_Outbreak_Could_Cost_Africa_Billion_and_Threaten_Nearly_One_Million_Livelihoods_Roma_Need_Speci Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -