Are you one of those who enjoys eating tropical fruits? They are delicious, right? Mangoes, papayas, grapefruits ... and of course avocados, whose global consumption is increasing, which is interesting news but not entirely positive. The fact is that, with greater demand, farmers need more arable land and many times that means that the forests of a country are deforested, With all of that implies.
Mexico is the leading producer of avocado trees, whose harvest represents the 30% of global productionFurthermore, practically all of it is exported, especially to Japan, France, Canada and the United States. In Spain and Holland they also buy a lot; so much so that they are the two European countries that import the most from abroad.
If the trend does not change, it is estimated that consumption will increase more than 10% in the coming years, so Mexico is trying to adapt to the growth in demand. How do they do that? As they explain in a video published in NowThisNews, farmers are deforesting pine forests to plant avocados. This is a measure that inevitably has effects on the environment.
The descent of trees makes increase carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, exacerbating climate change even more. In addition, avocados consume much more water than pine forests, where by the way the queen butterfly takes refuge during the winter. If there are no pine forests, this butterfly could become extinct.
So, what to do? In my opinion, the ideal would be to find a balance. We cannot continue like this. When we go to buy, we not only buy, but we are also saying that we are interested in certain products; And if they are in high demand, they will be produced on a large scale so that no one is left without it. And that can have very serious consequences for the planet.
The reports are amazing, that worries me in the extreme,