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Exploitation of growers and workers within Mexico's avocado industry,…
Exploitation of growers and workers within Mexico's avocado industry
Growth of Avocado Industry
Superfruit
Populairity still grows
Health.
12 Proven Health Benefits of Avocado
U.S lifts import restrictions 1997
Cartel Involvement
Death rates in Michocain
Last year, 1,338 people were killed in Michoacan, more than any year on record. This year has been even deadlier, with 1,309 homicides through October, putting the death toll on track to top 1,500.
Government aid against cartels?
Protection fees
Deforestation
resulting in soil erosion
Water shortage
Space for more avocado´s
'Green Gold'
brings both riches and violence
profits higher from avocado than oil.
Easier to transport (than drugs)
Popularity still grows
Sources:
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-11-20/mexico-cartel-violence-avocados
https://www.foodunfolded.com/things-you-did-not-know/avocado-the-cost-of-production?gclid=CjwKCAjwh7H7BRBBEiwAPXjadgCe0gmduuPHB-IKuiGGz-3k6NoHqbudjGDTQislCMxm9NNwQusc3hoCe-0QAvD_BwE
http://rostraeconomica.nl/behind-avocados-the-green-gold/
https://www.dw.com/en/mexico-facing-a-guacamole-crisis/a-49703429#:~:text=Demand%20for%20more%20acreage%20has,due%20to%20changing%20climate%20patterns
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