Michoacán: Pro-Forest Avocado certification came into effect

Since August 29, the Decree for Certification against Deforestation and voluntary Pro-Forest Avocado certification has been in force, where 49,118 orchards corresponding to 148,115 hectares of avocado exports will be subject to this process. The governor of the state of Michoacán, Alfredo Ramírez, said that this will comply with international trade standards and will be a measure to combat forest clearing caused by irregular avocado planting. With this certification, consumers will have the certainty that the fruit comes from legally established orchards and that they are located in areas that were not deforested. For his part, the Secretary of the Environment, Alejandro Méndez, explained that for the certification, it will be accredited that the orchards are located in areas where there was no deforestation ...