The world’s best regions for growing avocados are being threatened by climate change, which could lead to a major decline in harvests by 2050, a report has found.

According to Christian Aid, harvests could fall between 14% and 41% in major avocado growing regions like Mexico and Burundi.

Mexico is the world’s biggest producer, and could see its potential growing area reduced by 31% by 2050, even if global average temperature rise was limited to under 2°C. It could even be reduced by as much as 43% if global average temperature rises towards 5°C. Michoacán, Mexico’s key avocado growing region, is expected to be particularly affected, with a potential reduction in its growing area of 59% by 2050.

The superfood has long been is known for its impact on the environment due to its need for lots of water. This makes them particularly vulnerable to climate change as many water sources are expected to dry up in a hotter, drier, more drought-prone world.

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