In Mexico, more guacamole means fewer trees

With avocado prices on the rise and American demand booming, Mexican farmers are  cutting down trees to plant the fruit. “Avocado trees flourish at about the same altitude and climate as the pine and fir forests in the mountains of Michoacan, the state that produces most of Mexico’s avocados,” says The Seattle Times. “That has led… » Read More

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