Honor May Eldridge

The Avocado Debate (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Whether smashed on toast or hailed as a super-food, the avocado has taken the world by storm, but what are the environmental and social impacts of this trendy fruit?

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. November 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000937664
• Artikelnr.: 69095602

Autorenporträt

Honor May Eldridge has worked on sustainable food policy for the past decade in both the USA and the UK. During this time, she has focused on the environmental and social impact of agricultural systems and produced a wealth of reports and briefings for political and civil society audiences. She has worked both in and out of government, including for the Food Standards Agency, Sustainable Food Trust, the Soil Association, and the Center for Food Safety.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The American Pear: The History of the Avocado
2. Commercially Viable: The Creation of the Hass Avocado
3. Superfood: The Nutritional Value of Avocados
4. Avocado Toast: Social Media, Marketing, and Influence
5. Green Gold: The Creation of NAFTA and the Resistance of US Producers
6. Holy Guacamole: Impact of NAFTA on Mexican Food Systems
7. New Markets: Regional Challenges to Mexico's Avocado Monopoly
8. The High Seas: The Global Avocado Trade and Shipping
9. Growing Orchards: Land-use Change and Biodiversity Loss from Avocado
Cultivation
10. Embedded Water: How Avocados Impact Water and the Potential Policy
Solutions
11. Vida Campesina: Mexican Agroecology and Food Sovereignty
12. Cartel Control: Narcotics, Criminality, and Avocados
13. Alternative Guacamole: Shifting Consumption Patterns
14. Assurance: Certifying Avocados and the Role of Technology
15. A New Generation: Genetics and Novel Breeding of Avocados