Avocado: the 'green gold' causing environment havoc

Feb 24, 2020

Farm workers carry crates of freshly picked avocados in Michoacán state, Mexico. Image: REUTERS/Alan Ortega

Manuel Ochoa Ayala

Academic Researcher, Economic and Business Research Institute

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Top avocado importing countries, 2018 Image: Hass Avocado Board

Hass avocado sales in the US by year Image: Hass avocado board

US imports by quarter Image: Hass Avocado Board

Small earthquake activity in the avocado crop region Image: Sismologico Nacional de Mexico

Deforestation for avocado farming Image: LA Times

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