Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears),” the semi-autobiographical feature debut of director Rohan Parashuram Kanawade, is a gentle slow-burn ...

Global warming, drought and plant disease pose a growing threat to agriculture in Italy’s arid south, but a startup founded by a former telecoms manager believes it has found a solution: Opuntia Ficus ...

Cactus Pears (Sabar Bonda) begins and ends with an embrace. In the first, Anand (Bhushaan Manoj) cups his own face as he nods off in a sparsely-populated hospital waiting room as he awaits news of his ...

Question: I recently bought my first home in Santa Rosa. The backyard has a prickly pear cactus that’s about 6 feet tall. Since it’s the first time I’ve owned one, can you share information about it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rohan Kanawade’s Cactus Pears begins with the unexpected heartbreak of grief. At the start of this delicate and understated love ...

We talk a lot about crops such as corn, soybeans and wheat, but could we one day add cactus pear to the list? With its high heat tolerance and low water use (80% less than some traditional crops), the ...

Could cactus pear become a major crop like soybeans and corn in the near future, and help provide a biofuel source, as well as a sustainable food and forage crop? According to a recently published ...

Guizhou cactus pears are packed with antioxidants, but taste bitter. Tests, including with an artificial nose and tongue, suggest fermentation offers a sweet solution. A distinctive feature of the ...