| Description |
1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Series |
Changing Planet Series |
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Changing Planet Series
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| Contents |
Cover -- Endorsements Page -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Prologue -- 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 |
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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 -- Epilogue -- Index |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Avocado industry.
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Avocado -- Environmental aspects
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Environmental ethics.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000937664 |
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1000937666 |
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