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The future of Spain’s ‘green gold’ – can sustainable avocado farming survive in one of the country’s driest regions?

AVOCADOS have become a staple on menus everywhere. From brunch spots to trendy cafés serving avocado smoothies, this so-called ‘superfood’ is now in huge demand

25 Jul, 2026 @ 13:45

Andalucia·Environment·Food & Drink·Lead

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Avocado obsession threatens local water supplies in southern Spain: Environmentalists warn 40,000 people are at risk in Andalucia – as demand for green ‘superfood’ continues to surge in Europe and the US

AN environmental organisation in Spain has warned that growing avocados in the surroundings of the Guadiaro River in the Andalucia region is ‘stealing the water

5 Aug, 2024 @ 11:56

Food & Drink·Lead

How the seed of this green fruit grown in Spain helps with anti-ageing

SPAIN is home to many delicious and nutritious foods, but did you know the strange way eating one fruit could help with anti-ageing? Often eaten

5 Dec, 2023 @ 16:38

Health·Lead

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Superfood: Study finds big Spanish export the avocado is good for your heart

ONE of Spain’s biggest exports, the avocado, is proven to reduce the risk of heart disease. A study involving more than 110,000 participants found that

24 Apr, 2022 @ 11:45

Health·Lead·National News

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Man suspected of stealing 1,200 kilos of avocados arrested in Spain’s Granada

The farm’s owner was alerted by a neighbour during the theft, who spotted the youngest of three suspects

2 Dec, 2019 @ 10:25

Granada·Lead

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Avocado thefts leave growers needing security in Malaga province

AVOCADO growers are hiring security guards to deter thieves from stealing their fruit in Axarquia. The move comes after a number of growers reported thefts

25 Dec, 2017 @ 12:00

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Fruity thieves

Police arrest three men suspected of stealing 400 kilos of avocados

12 Dec, 2013 @ 18:27

Crime & Law·Malaga

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Anyone fancy a green ‘testicle’?

With the avocado season in full swing, James Bryce discovers there is no better time to enjoy a fruit which takes its name from a

25 Jan, 2013 @ 11:58

Food & Drink

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Avocados in Spain at risk of devastation from fungus transmitted by beetles

Fusarium is spread by the Euwallacea fornicatus, which originally came from south-east Asia

20 Dec, 2012 @ 08:26

Food & Drink

expert claims avocado should be part of mediterranean diet

‘Mediterranean’ diet should include avocados, says expert

After all, they did arrive in Spain around the same time as the tomato

21 Nov, 2012 @ 08:22

National News

new Avocado gazpacho produced by frudel

Going green in Spain!

Gazpacho has just got sexier

27 Mar, 2012 @ 10:27

Food & Drink

Caught green fingered in the Axarquia

Six hundred kilos avocadoes were stolen from a farm in Nerja

16 Feb, 2012 @ 09:51

Granada

Table for two in Andalucia

With Valentine’s Day looming, Eloise Horsfield offers some advice on where to take your loved one for a night of romance

10 Feb, 2012 @ 11:18

Food & Drink

Al, Sal and Big Mo

Not a bunch of mafia hoods, but the main towns on the Costa Tropical in Granada province - Almuñécar, Salobreña and Motril. And if you're

10 Jan, 2011 @ 08:23

Paul Whitelock's View From The Mountains

Tropical fruits in Andalucía – Mmmm!

Paul Whitelock tucks into chirimoya, mango, kaki, níspero, papaya, guayaba and avocado

13 Dec, 2010 @ 09:00

Paul Whitelock's View From The Mountains

Paradise found – in Andalucia!

The other day I went to heaven, or, should I say, paradise on earth. A veritable Garden of Eden. Our good friend invited us to

26 Nov, 2010 @ 20:39

Paul Whitelock's View From The Mountains

Money growing on trees in Andalucia?

Over 300 avocado trees have been stolen in the past month

20 Jul, 2010 @ 18:10

Crime & Law

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Holy guacamole

Police arrest two over record avocado thefts

12 Mar, 2010 @ 14:41

Crime & Law·Food & Drink

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