Spatial patterns and determinants of avocado frontier dynamics in Mexico.

ABSTRACT: The surging demand for commodity crops has led to rapid and severe agricultural frontier expansion globally and has put producing regions increasingly under pressure. However, knowledge about spatial patterns of agricultural frontier dynamics, their leading spatial determinants, and socio-ecological trade-offs is often lacking, hindering contextualized decision making towards more sustainable food systems. Here, we used inventory data to map frontier dynamics of avocado production, a cash crop of increasing importance in global diets, for Michoacán, Mexico, before and after the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). We compiled a set of environmental, accessibility and social variables and identified the leading determinants of avocado frontier expansion and the

SUBMITTER: Ramirez-Mejia D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8885778 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature