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Disturbing consequences of eating avocados

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North America and the UK import avocados, which are popular. The higher the impact of eating food far from its source.

One big problem fueling environmental impact

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Secondly, avocados require energy, water, fertiliser, and pesticides, which have environmental implications.

Many moving parts of the industry

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Tom Cumberlege, Carbon Trust Associate Director, said other impacts include packaging, processing, transporting, and cooling avocados.

Then there’s the export

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They need twice as much water as oranges and are grown in water-scarce areas.

Avocados are especially thirsty

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Avocados use a lot of water, worsening Mexico and California's droughts and heatwaves, making them harder to grow, requiring more deforestation to cultivate the fruit, and so on.

A vicious cycle

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Since becoming a superfood and a morning addiction, global output has increased over the past two decades to fulfil demand.

Global demand has skyrocketed

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Due to demand, Mexican farmers are expanding their farms, causing deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions.

Causing deforestation