sure'their cultivation requires unfeasibly large quantities of water (which is becoming ever scarcer, especially in the regions of the world where avocados can grow). farms that switch to growing avocados dry up the ground water from the surrounding area, shrinking staple crop yields; forcing down the supply; increasing demand; forcing up the cost of food; increasing poverty. water scarcity predictably leads to disputes and conflicts, too.
tl;dr: they're an unsustainable cash crop that causes drought, poverty, famine and misery.
which is a shame, because they are lovely.'
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tl;dr: they're an unsustainable cash crop that causes drought, poverty, famine and misery.
which is a shame, because they are lovely.'
You might want to look some of this stuff up,because none of that is proselytising, false, or wrong. It's all evidence based. If you have an avocado-based faith system I'd love to hear all about it.
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brb homonecrobatrachophile,
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