30% of avocado and mango trees in Málaga lost due to drought in Spain

“Malaga growers believe they have lost a third of their subtropical crops due to two consecutive years of drought,” said Enrique Colilles, president of the recently established Interprofessional Organization for Avocado and Mango, in an interview with news service SER Málaga. "8 million tons of mangoes have been harvested this year, far below the 40 million tons of previous years. That is a loss of 80%. The avocado yield will be around 30 million tons, half less than usual," says he. “The economic damage could be devastating for thousands of households.” "The Axarquía region, with 3,000 hectares of mangoes and 10,000 hectares of avocados, urgently needs instruments and resources that guarantee the preservation of these crops. We need regenerated water. The projects now underway will allow us ...