Avocado shortage warning as fruit smashed by climate change
by Rebecca Speare-Cole
May 13, 2024
3 minutes
A warning has been issued about a future shortage of avocados thanks to climate change.
The best growing regions in countries like Burundi, Chile, Peru, Spain, South Africa and Mexico are seeing productivity shrink due to the more volatile conditions.
Activists are calling for more support for avocado farmers as a report revealed climate change is having a “terrible impact” on the fruit.
The popular superfood, which
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