Why Are We So Obsessed With Avocados?

Why Are We So Obsessed With Avocados?

Why are avocados everywhere? As childhood friends growing up in Carpinteria, California, in the 1970s and ’80s, we saw avocados every day. They were just as much a part of the “Carp” landscape as the beach town’s famous surf break. We assumed it had always been that way. Orchards blanketed the hillsides behind town, and […]

SA avocados break into the China market - KZN Industrial & Business News

SOUTH Africa’s first batch of the season’s avocados landed in Shanghai, China earlier this month.  Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has hailed the local avocado industry’s active pursuit of international markets.“The expansion of markets stimulates the demand for South African products, and this demand in turn, drives economic growth and job creation across the sector. This ‘early bird shipment’ to China is a testament to the hard work, inn…

Govt moves to register avocado buyers, agents – Daily News

DODOMA: THE government has unveiled plans to register all avocado buyers and their respective agents as part of enhanced measures to protect farmers from exploitation and to ensure strict compliance with avocado trade regulations. The Director General of the Cereals and Other Produce Regulatory Authority (COPRA), Ms Irene Mlola said on Monday that the initiative will see all avocado buyers registered into a central system, alongside their agents…