Media Coverage
Fair Trade certification helps to foster sustainable development in growing regions and ensure economic stability for farmers. For Carlos Genel, an economist and second-generation avocado grower in Michoacán, Mexico, becoming a Fair Trade organization was a win for his community.
Global demand for avocados is growing steadily, with per-capita consumption in the United States tripling since the early 2000s. With such escalating popularity, curiosity about the avocado industry’s agricultural practices is also on the rise. Enrique Audiffred, a third-generation farmer and second-generation organic avocado grower in Michoacán, Mexico, is eager to share more about the subject.
The growing popularity of avocados in the United States has created an economic boom across all parts of the fruit’s value chain.
Avocado trees are native to southern Mexico, where they grew as wild cultivars for thousands of years before the Aztec and Maya people began growing the crop domestically.
Avocados are having their day in the sun. From breakfast to dinnertime, this creamy delicacy is enjoyed in tacos, guacamole, smoothies, desserts and more.
Avocados from Mexico celebró por adelantado el Día de la Tierra este 17 de abril con una presentación en línea sobre el trabajo sustentable de la industria mexicana del aguacate y el lanzamiento de un nuevo video educativo.
Ana Ambrosi, directora de comunicación corporativa de la compañía, fue la oradora del evento.
Jalisco se suma a Michoacán para convertirse en el segundo estado mexicano en exportar aguacate al principal consumidor de este fruto en el mundo: Estados Unidos.
Without a healthy planet, there can be no thriving avocado industry. That’s why the Mexican avocado industry has aligned its sustainability strategy with the UN 2030 Agenda and the SDGs (sustainable development goals) to conserve local forests and protect the natural resources and habitats depended upon by so many.
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