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☆ The true cost of our obsession with superfoods like avocado, açaí, and durian
  + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Amanda Choy | Barbara Corbellini Duarte | Jacqueline Baylon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: 1 min
The growing popularity of so-called superfoods has led to a boom in production of fruits like avocado, açaí, and durian. Avocado farmers in Mexico are picking up guns to defend themselves from cartels. Açaí berries are painstakingly harvested in the Amazon, where farmers see very little return. And in Malaysia, durian farmers are losing their crops because of a controversial land battle. We journeyed through factory and forest to measure the true cost of our obsession with some of our favorite superfoods.
☆ Farmers in Brazil are risking their lives to harvest açaí — but they've been left out of the profits from the trendy berry's popularity
  + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Barbara Corbellini Duarte | Amanda Choy | Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: 1 min
Climbing açaí trees requires this rope tool, which used to be made of plants. Kadeh FerreiraThe trunks are so thin that climbers like Lucas and his son Luis Fernando Souza de Deus have to be lightweight. The only tool they use to climb the trees is a single piece of rope called a peconha. The tool used to be made of leaves. At the top, climbers swing from the tree to grab multiple bunches of berries.
☆ How fast fashion is poisoning Pakistan's drinking water
  + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Brittany Stephanis | Robert Leslie | Amanda Choy | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
There are hundreds of textile factories in Faisalabad, Pakistan, a fast-fashion powerhouse. Untreated wastewater from these factories can contaminate the water in people's homes. Top editors give you the stories you want — delivered right to your inbox each weekday. Loading Something is loading. The result is a high mortality rate in children and a health crisis that is only getting worse as the city expands to become a fast-fashion powerhouse.
☆ How saving wild oysters could save America's shrinking coastlines
  + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Amanda Choy | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: 1 min
Wild oysters have nearly vanished from US coasts because of storms, oil spills, and overharvesting. Experts say less than 1% of America's wild oyster population remains. Conservationists are restoring wild oyster reefs to combat rising seas and strong storms. Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyWild oysters used to populate America's coasts. Conservationists are trying to bring them back — not just for eating, but to save our coastlines, too.
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