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Potential for domestication and commercialization of Hoodia and Opuntia species in Botswana
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industry. Other important uses of the species are manufacturing of paper, making of toothpicks, needles, pins and for numerous essential products. Recently the world has been introduced to Hoodia
gordonii or curorri that works as a natural appetite suppressant. This paper reviews the potential uses of Opuntia and Hoodia spp, identifies the important species used by communities in Botswana and
recommends protocols and instruments for research, cultivation, and commercialization of these species in the country.