About the opportunity
Food for humans and animals
Generation of biogas
CO2 scrubbers
Added value
Residues may be sold as fertilizer
Rural development
Energy Substitution
Primary Sector Self Employment
Top-paid micro entrepreneurs
Economic Opportunities in Marginalized Areas
Technological development in the field
COVERAGE AREA
There are 200,000 hectares of prickly pear cactus
The total of usable hectares already planted with cactus in Mexico are 192,500 hectares, distributed as follow:
35,000
Hidalgo
5,000
Puebla
10,000
Querétaro
50,000
SLP, (Altiplano)
27,500
State of Mexico
50,000
Zacatecas
15,000
Oaxaca
State of Mexico 25%
Axapusco, Nopaltepec, Otumba, San Juan, Teotihuacán, San Martín de las Palmas, Temascalapa
Hidalgo 75%
Epazoyucan, San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Singuilucan, Tepeapulco, Tolcayuca, Villa de Tezontepec, Zapotlán de Juárez, Zempoala