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TMCNet: FG to Use 'Cactus Opuntia' Plant to Combat Environmental Degradation

[February 11, 2010]

FG to Use 'Cactus Opuntia' Plant to Combat Environmental Degradation

Feb 11, 2010 (Daily Trust/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- The Federal Government has recommended that "Cactus Opuntia" plant should be used to combat desertification in Nigeria, Minister of Environment Mr John Odey has said.

He made the statement on Tuesday in Abuja at a sensitisation workshop on the "Utilization of Cactus Opuntia to combat desertification, organised by Interact Safety System Ltd.

He said that the plant was selected, due to its potential in erosion control and land rehabilitation, especially in the arid and semi-arid zones of the country.

"Nature has equally presented us with good opportunities, which if properly exploited, will produce positive impact on the socio-economic developments of the region," he said.

Odey said that the government would continue to promote partnership with stakeholders in its efforts to combat the environmental problems facing the country.

The Senate Committee Chairman on Environment and Ecology, Mrs. Grace Bent, described Cactus Opuntia as "the mother of all discoveries" because of its potential in combating desertification.

"We shall no more lament the state of environmental degradation in the north, ranging from desertification and deforestation in the area," she said.

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