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Thus, this tree, which has its main producer in Spain, varying national harvests between 50,000 and 80,000 tons per year, according to the non-profit association Empresas Productoras de Agarroba (EiG), prevents desertification, flooding or forest fires.
In addition, a report issued by EiG reveals that the hardiness of the Carob Tree, its adaptation to an expanding agriculture, the increase in profitability of the new crops, its high productivity and the commercial perspectives of this dried produce, turn this species into a crop alternative for certain dry lands and areas with scarce water resources.
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Muñoz also added that it presents "a great resistance to fires" because it accumulates less amount of biomass than other trees and that its leaves have low flammability, a fact that delays its ignition.
Besides, he mentioned that the Carob Tree, currently considered a "superfood", is also used as a climate indicator, since in the areas where they grow, frosts are not usual, so they are also a guide for the planting of orange trees with the guarantee of economic performance.
Besides, he mentioned that the Carob Tree, currently considered a "superfood", is also used as a climate indicator, since in the areas where they grow, frosts are not usual, so they are also a guide for the planting of orange trees with the guarantee of economic performance.
Sources: ecoticias.com - El Periodico Verde chiledesarrollosustentable.cl
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