What actually makes avocados bad for the environment?: sirirak kaewgorn/Shutterstock The soaring demand for avocados in Europe and North America has led to a trebling of global production in just over 20 years. However, this popular fruit is increasingly controversial because of the environmental impacts of farming and distributing them around the world. These issues …
Avocados may cut the risk of heart disease: Krasula/Shutterstock Eating two or more servings of avocado a week may cut your risk of cardiovascular disease by 16%, according to a new study. Researchers at Harvard University analysed data from two large US studies: the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study and the Nurses’ Health Study. Between 1986 …
South Africa in the news: Kenya earns Sh8bn from avocados as Covid-19 boosts exports: Kenya is ranked among the fastest growing avocado exporters in the world having overtaken South Africa in production. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories Please give an overall site rating: …: “South Africa” – BingNews Weird! South Africa nurse …
Avocados in Kenya: what’s holding back smallholder farmers: Avocados are grown in several parts of Kenya Juliya_Ka/Shutterstock Kenya is the world’s third largest producer of avocados. It’s also Kenya’s leading fruit export, accounting for nearly one-fifth of its total horticultural exports. But Kenya only exports 10% of its total avocado production. By comparison, Chile exports …
What developer relations has in common with avocados: Developer relations, in all its iterations, is built on the foundation of open source community management, says Mary Thengvall, an author, consultant, and community builder. It encompasses a variety of roles and titles, including developer advocate, community manager, and developer evangelist/technical ambassador. read more: Opensource.com admin Supporting …