America's appetite for avocados is helping to fuel the Mexican cartels, but giving up guacamole isn't the solution

Alan Ortega/Reuters US consumption of avocados has increased drastically in recent years. But the increase has also become a boon to Mexican cartels, who have extorted avocados farmers for money. While the long-term solution to this problem will require serious reforms in Mexico, US consumers can help to advocate for change from avocado buyers. But boycotting avocados altogether will not help the thousands of people employed on the avocado farms. Falko Ernst is Senior Analyst Mexico at the Inter...