Prospects for recovery in areas of desertification process in semiarid of Paraíba – Brazil

Authors

  • Vânia Santos Figueiredo

Keywords:

desertification, nopal, recuperation of degraded areas

Abstract

In Paraíba, the desertification process is considered serious both for its scope, as the levels of degradation. The worst affected areas are Seridó Cabaceiras and São João do Cariri, which stand out with lands that have high risks of desertification. Given this context, the objective of this research was to highlight the city of Juazeirinho-PB as its evolution in the process of desertification and also demonstrate that the cultivation of cactus (Opuntia Fincus Indica. Mill) is a real alternative to combating desertification due to its versatility as cactus, may play a big role in cultural change in the lives of people living in semi-arid areas and its main food of the cattle in times of drought the palm.

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