The long read: The spread of the avocado is a story of greed, ambition, corruption, water shortages, cartel battles and, in a number of towns and villages, a fierce fightback

The long read: The spread of the avocado is a story of greed, ambition, corruption, water shortages, cartel battles and, in a number of towns and villages, a fierce fightback

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  • Match!!English
    3•4 months ago

    Todos bienvenidos a la fría realidad

    Todos bienvenidos al territorio libertad

    Todos bienvenidos al encuentro de la dignidad

    Todos con Zapata, rebeldía, solidaridad!

    • BOMBS
      2•4 months ago

      🏴🏴🏴🏴

  • @NobodyEnglish
    3•4 months ago

    A breakaway eco-democracy recognized as an independent Indigenous state vs. expansive agribusiness backed by cartels. Droughts, a shortened rainy season, and the drain on local aquifers threaten to collapse the ecosystem, while the demand and profitability of avocados continues to rise.

  • @Mango
    -1•4 months ago

    I am not reading all of that bullshit. This looks like a journalist who gave up on their pursuit to be a novelist.