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Local farmers say the cacti now compete for critical resources, jeopardising community lands, wildlife reserves and livestock ranches.
In Kenya, Maasai women have found an eco-friendly solution to an invasive and hazardous plant.
Parts of the opuntia cactus are edible, but its outer layers are covered in spikes and harmful to livestock which try to graze on it.
A group of women are now transforming the prickly pear into a bio-gas and preserves.
