Today, avocados are celebrated as a superfood and avocado farming is a global, multibillion-dollar industry. The fruits grow ...

By Shelly Leachman Lauded for its health benefits and adored as a topping for toast, the humble avocado is a certified A-lister of the produce world. It’s also a powerful economic engine: avocado ...

Avocado pits, also called avocado seeds, may have anti-inflammatory properties, too. “Extracts from avocado seeds have been shown to inhibit the production of pro-inflammatory proteins by immune ...

The supply of avocados to the US is currently affected by regional growing conditions, particularly drought, leading to shortages of mid and ...

A painstaking study of an archaeology site in western Honduras showed just how far back the avocado has been farmed.