Naturaleza vulnerada. Cuatro décadas de agricultura industrializada de frutas y hortalizas en el sur de Jalisco, México (1980–2020)

Abstract

The industrialized production of vegetables and fruits in the South of Jalisco, Mexico has had a spectacular growth in the last four decades. However, its development is largely based on the overexploitation of the environment, a situation that can put at risk the future viability of human life, as well as that of other species. In the use of vulnerable nature concept, this work discusses such impacts in key aspects such as changes in land use and the reduced extension of forests, as well as the decrease in water reserves. These impacts are derived mainly from the growth in avocado plantations since 2000.