| Avocado Boom Is Challenging Mexico’s Environment Alasdair Baverstock - TRT World | |
| go to original August 27, 2017 |
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Mexico earned $1.6 billion from avocado export last year. For some Mexicans, the fruit is “Green Gold.” But this trade has negative effects on Mexico, world’s main avocado producer.
Avocado growers use industrial pesticides which are finding their way into the water sources, causing serious health problems for people.
Moreover, illegal deforestation to make way for new avocado farms is getting worse day by day.
Related: The Next Time You Eat an Avocado of Mexican Origin Spare a Thought for the Suffering Involved in Its Production (The Guardian)
Related: Thanks to Digital Agriculture Jalisco Is Mexico's Largest Avocado Producer (Fresh Plaza)
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