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Why Tiny Cactus Bugs In Red Food Dye Are A $35 Billion Industry | Big Business | Insider Business Cochineals are tiny bugs that live on prickly pear cactuses. The acid in their guts makes a red dye used in textiles, cosmetics, and foods like M&Ms and Yoplait yogurt. Indigenous people across Latin America traded it for thousands of years. It can be found on the walls of archeological sites, in priceless paintings, and in the robes of kings. But today, Peru dominates the market, and Mexico’s cochineal farms are disappearing. We met a few of the country’s last farmers trying to keep the ancient tradition alive. |
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The Best Way to Take Care of a Peruvian Apple Cactus In this video I'm going to show you the best way to take care of your Peruvian Apple Cactus. A lot of people don't know how to properly take care of these plants and as a result they die prematurely. But with the right information, you can keep your cactus healthy and thriving for years to come. So stay tuned and I'll show you everything you need to know. |
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Peruvian Apple Cactus Fruit Two years ago, we showed you how to take a cutting from a mature cactus. Today we are excited to finally be tasting our first fruit off of one of those cuttings! The Peruvian Apple cactus is a columnar type of cactus from the Cereus cactus family that produces a thornless, tasty edible fruit! After blooming a big, beautiful white flower overnight, if pollination occurs, then two months later the fruit is ready to be enjoyed! With a flavor and texture similar to dragonfruit, we love this easy-to-grow cactus fruit and think that every desert yard needs to grow... |
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Mexico's countryside may hold the key to the nation's energy future Mexico is the seventh-largest producer of oil in the world but it's committed to increasing the developing of alternative bio-fuels. By 2024 the country wants to produce 35 percent of its energy from renewable sources. This is part of its commitment to the Paris climate change accord. Consequently, bio-fuel projects are now booming in the countryside. Other large Latin American economies like Brazil and Argentina have been successful in providing incentive for renewable energy projects. But according to a report issued by the Atlantic Council, some... |
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Farmers push cactus as answer to world hunger (English) Dr.Tully Friedgut, Senior Economist, Orly Cactus Farm: "The - Opuntia, the Prickly pear is really a miraculous plant, and it can use relatively little water, certainly relatively to citrus, relative to mangos, relative to the kinds of plants that grow in subtropical climates such as Israel's is and we in our company, our dream is to harness science and the sun and with those two help create a world that is free of hunger of sickness and of poverty." |
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