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So that valuable products from the neem tree (Azadirachta indica) will be readily available in the future, countries in the neotropics should emulate Haiti and grow the species where it thrives even in eroded, semiarid, depauperate areas suitable for few other trees.
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Lewis, W.H., Elvin-Lewis, M.P.F. Neem (Azadirachta indica) cultivated in Haiti. Econ Bot 37, 69–70 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02859307
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