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Glad to present our work on cactus ecosystem services at the International Cactus Conference in Tenerife!

Honored to host Prof. A. Adesogan (UF Global Food SI) in Laikipia- Showcased impacts of UF/IFAS-JKUAT Cactus Project on local households, thanks to Prof. Dubeux & K. Oduor. Exciting discussions on future Sustainable Food collaborations @dubeux @tembeken

It has been a great week to see our work shared on different media Platforms Prof. @2012Willis, Prof. @dubeux

Glad to see our work on cactus in Laikipia covered at @ntvkenya. We aim to contribute to the sustainable management of the invasive cactus species in the region by finding its alternative uses to benefit the community. @dubeux @2012Willis youtu.be/70mExfaefxo?si…

We developed a cactus-based pellet using the invasive cactus species in Kenya in collaboration between University of Florida and JKUAT! The results of our feeding trial with goats are amazing! This will be a game changer for the local community!

Another full day in Kenya visiting the households participating in our project (dryGrow, JKUAT, UF IFAS)! Kenneth got his goat project started! Thanks for all families supporting the project! @UF_IFAS @UFIFASAgronomy @ufifasnfrec

We are glad to see the progress of our cactus project in Kenya, collaborating with the University of Florida and JKUAT! Thank you @dubeux @2012Willis @tembeken for the support. #rangelands #SustainableDevelopment #GreenEnergy #RuralWomen

It was insightful & enlightening experience at the 200Ha cactus farm of Mr. Gaetano in San Cono, Sicily. His biomass dryer has capacity of 50T of cactus cladodes monthly for pharmaceutical use. He produces 600T fresh cactus fruits annually. @dryGrow_Found @WinnieNyonje @tembeken

Glad to share the 2024 FAO Cactusnet Newsletter! Enjoy the reading! The link is below: cactusnetwork.org/wp-content/upl…

We are glad to host Professor @2012Willis and Dr. @WinnieNyonje at our dryGrow station in Sicily, Italy. Through our continued collaboration, we have successfully implemented cactus research in Kenya to demonstrate the importance of the plant in supporting livelihoods in dryland

Catching up with old friends and with the updates on cactus varieties and trials! Thanks Djalma for hosting me today! ⁦@UF_IFAS⁩ ⁦@UFIFASAgronomy⁩ ⁦@ufifasnfrec⁩

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Did you know that Kenya is home to most of the major grass germplasm whose varieties support livestock production globally? Follow us as we unravel the role of spiny cactus in conserving forage biodiversity in rangelands to benefit future forage improvement @dubeux @2012Willis

Today, we distributed wheelbarrows and cutting tools to help facilitate our cactus project in Laikipia, Kenya. The goal is to contribute to the sustainable management of the invasive cactus in the region through uses that can benefit the community. Thanks to @dubeux @2012Willis

Alongside, households received solar panels and beehives

Our relentless effort and unwavering support towards the sustainable management of the invasive cactus species in Laikipia, Kenya, continues to impact livelihoods. Today, we distributed manually operated choppers to process cactus, which we use as a feedstock to generate biogas

Happy to see our project in Kenya moving forward. We have now 10 households using biodigesters to produce energy from a co-digestion of cactus and manure! Thanks Prof. Willis Owino from JKUAT for the collaboration and to dryGrow Foundation for the funding! ⁦@UF_IFAS⁩

Getting set with the installation of biodigesters in Laikipia, Kenya. This is part of our project expansion aimed at sustainable management of the invasive cactus to produce biogas. The effluent will be used for kitchen gardening. Thanks to @dubeux @2012Willis #Sustainability

Our cactus based biodigester is up and running in Secily Italy! We look forward to learning from it and promoting the use of cactus for renewable energy sources! #GreenEnergy #Sustainability

Nice to see our project in Kenya highlighted by the National Swahili newspaper. Thanks to Prof. Willis Owino from JKUAT for the partnership! ⁦@UF_IFAS⁩ ⁦@UFIFASAgronomy⁩ ⁦@ufifasnfrec⁩ ⁦@2012Willis⁩