Perché l’avocado NON dovrebbe esistere

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Tra tutti i frutti disponibili sul mercato, l’avocado è sicuramente quello che va più di moda, sui social e non solo. Si tratta di un superfood che esiste sin dalla preistoria, viene coltivato in tutto il mondo, e ben si abbina con sushi, poke, toast, insalate e patatine. Per quanto sia buono e nutriente, però, l’avocado non dovrebbe esistere. Oggi torniamo con la nostra serie sulla storia del cibo per parlare di un frutto che, oltre ad avere un enorme impatto ambientale, sta cambiando le vite di milioni di persone, ed è destinato a cambiarne altrettante nel prossimo futuro.

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Indice:

0:00 Le origini millenarie dell’avocado
3:26 L’avocado incontra l’uomo
6:46 L’avocado arriva sul mercato statunitense
11:37 La varietà Hass, l’avocado più famoso del mondo 15:34 L’enorme impatto ambientale dell’avocado
18:48 Avocado, Stati Uniti, narcotraffico e abusi
21:45 L’avocado non dovrebbe esistere?

Fonti utilizzate:

Miller, Jeff (2020), Avocado: A Global History

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https://www.ilpost.it/2023/07/15/avocado-hass-varieta/
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https://research.rabobank.com/far/en/sectors/fresh-produce/world-avocado-map-2023-global-growth-far-from-over.html
https://asmith.ucdavis.edu/news/california-avocado-hass-taken-over-world
https://straitsresearch.com/report/fresh-avocado-market
https://www.statista.com/statistics/716037/global-banana-market-volume/#:~:text=In%202021%2C%20the%20volume%20of,been%20generally%20increasing%20since%202010.

How much water does it take to grow an avocado?


https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/17/chilean-villagers-claim-british-appetite-for-avocados-is-draining-region-dry

Peru’s Water Crisis: The Nature Conservancy


https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-drought-status-maps-water-usage/#:~:text=The%20drought%20in%20California%20and,in%20more%20than%201%2C200%20years.
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148270/widespread-drought-in-mexico#:~:text=Mexico%20is%20experiencing%20one%20of,drinking%2C%20farming%2C%20and%20irrigation.
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https://www.tridge.com/intelligences/avocado/import
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