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This individual research paper as an assignment of the course Political Ecologies: Nature, Humans, and Non-Humans consists of an in-depth research, based on academic literature, on the subject of harvesting avocados in Michoacan State, Mexico and its relation to socio-economic, political and cultur...

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  • November 25, 2024
  • 14
  • 2024/2025
  • Case
  • M. bedert
  • 6-7

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  • final paper
  • ecology
  • nature
  • human
  • individual research paper
  • case study
  • landscape
  • species
  • social movement
  • social phenomena
  • ecopolitics
  • sociopolitical relations
  • non humans
  • avocado
  • mexico
  • globalization
  • ca

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  • Universiteit Utrecht (UU)
  • Culturele Antropologie En Ontwikkelingssociologie
  • Political Ecologies: Nature, Humans and Non-Humans (202200003)
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Political Ecologies: Nature, Humans and Non-Humans (202200003)



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, Abstract


The focus of this paper will be on harvesting “Green Gold” in Michoacan State, Mexico, the

global center of avocado production. Mexico is the world’s largest exporter of avocados and

exports most of it to the United States and Europe. The globalization of food sales and

consumption has driven the growth of the avocado industry to unprecedented heights. This

has resulted in ecological, environmental, and socio-economic impacts on local communities.

In addition to bringing some economic benefits, such as increased employment and reduced

poverty, this is also accompanied by negative environmental and socio-economic impacts

within the main production. Issues such as deforestation, water conflicts, and soil

degradation, within the local regions where avocados are grown, can all be linked to an

expanding avocado industry. The avocado business has become so lucrative over the last

decade that more and more people want to be involved in this industry. This has also attracted

the attention of big agribusinesses who want to make the most of this market, despite its

substantial ecological consequences for the local ecology, environment, and culture. The

relentless demand for avocados, also considered a “healthy super food”, still continues to

grow, leaving multiple issues at hand. This study aims to shed light on these complex

dynamics surrounding avocado production, exploring the difficult balance between economic

prosperity, environmental sustainability, and social responsibility in the context of food

globalization.




KEYWORDS

Avocado industry, Michoacan State, Capitalocene, environmental impact, globalization



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