Tag: Employment
Environmental life cycle assessment (E-LCA) and social impact assessment (SIA) of small-scale biorefineries implemented in rural zones: the avocado (Persea Americana var. Americana) case in Colombia
The objective of this study is to compare the environmental and social performance of two small-scale avocado biorefineries implanted in a rural zone in the North of Colombia. Two small-scale biorefineries were proposed. Small-B-1 addressed to produce avocado oil and animal feed, and Small-B-2 focused on the guacamole production. The environmental analysis was done by applying the life cycle assessment methodology. Then, agronomic information and process simulation were required to complete the analysis.
2018 Update: The U.S. National and state-level economic benefits of avocado imports from Mexico
Avocado imports have grown dramatically in recent years. If international trade theory holds true, the rapidly growing imports of avocados should also be contributing positively to the broader U.S. economy. This report is an update of two previous reports that measure the benefits to the U.S. overall economy and the economies of and individual U.S. states from the rapidly growing imports of Hass avocados from Mexico (Williams, Capps, and Hanselka, 2014 and 2016). The analysis updates the answers
2020 Update: The economic benefits of U.S. avocado imports from Mexico
This report updates previous analyses of the benefits to U.S. and state-level economies flowing from the growing U.S. imports of Hass avocados from Mexico. This updated analysis seeks to answer two questions: (1) What contributions have U.S. imports of Mexican avocados during Fiscal Year (FY) 2019/20 made to the U.S. national economy and the distribution of those contributions by industry sector? (2) What have been the distribution of those contributions by U.S. state and by industry sectors within