Small-scale avocado farmers in Mexico are recognized for their contribution to production and export
Fresh Avocado
Mexico
Published Jan 12, 2021
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The Government of Mexico, through the Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader), the Coordination of Historical and Cultural Memory of Mexico and the National Lottery, develops virtual events for the revaluation and dissemination of emblematic products of the country, such as corn , beans, chili, vanilla, poinsettia, amaranth, nopal and, this time, avocado.
Original content
In the online broadcast of the event “Our Wealth: The Avocado”, the Minister of Agriculture, Víctor Villalobos Arámbula, pointed out that the wealth of Mexico is in its people, who, through a constant process of domestication, have safeguarded and selected the native plants that today are elemental in the diet of Mexicans and the world. He indicated that with this commemorative event we vindicate the historical, cultural, nutritional and genetic value of avocados and, especially, of small producers, who sustain most of the export of this fruit. Of 26,980 farmers in Michoacán registered in the Export Plan, 25,377 cultivate in orchards smaller than 10 hectares. He affirmed that, with inter-institutional cooperation and the linkage of producers, the Secretariat promotes a sustainable, inclusive agriculture, compatible with the conservation of the environment, promoting the use of native and local seeds, as well as the consumption of nutritious, healthy and safe food. , available to ...
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