Peru could see the area suitable for avocado halve by 2050

A study published in the scientific journal Plos One reveals that changing temperatures due to climate change will make it difficult in the future to continue growing certain crops where they are now. An example is avocado cultivation in Peru. The study analyzed how climate conditions in avocado growing areas will change by 2050. According to forecasts from various climate models, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Indonesia could lose between 55 and 70% of their acreage for avocado cultivation, as this cultivation requires certain average minimum temperatures and a certain annual rainfall. Both too wet and too dry climates are incompatible with this cultivation. In Peru, the temperature should not exceed 24 to 26°C and the intensity of the solar radiation should remain below 1,000 Watt/m2. The researchers also predicted that some regions in the far north and south of the current growing areas would become more suitable for growing avocados. "In some parts of the world, such as in ...