{"id":170660,"date":"2025-08-08T15:06:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/?p=170660"},"modified":"2025-08-08T15:06:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:06:34","slug":"tariffs-us-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/industrial-transformation\/tariffs-us-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"When Avocados Get Political: What\u2019s at Stake for Food Security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Daniel A. Jacobo Vel\u00e1zquez<\/strong>, Dean of Research at the <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/school-of-engineering-and-sciences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">School of Engineering and Sciences<\/a> at Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey, published an opinion piece in <strong>Nature Food<\/strong> examining the ripple effects of escalating trade tensions between Mexico and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He warns that proposed tariffs on fresh Mexican produce\u2014such as avocados\u2014could destabilize <strong>North America\u2019s <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/food-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">food system<\/a><\/strong>. His column explores the economic, social, and environmental consequences of trade disruptions, with impacts reaching farmers, consumers, and entire ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRather than reacting to each crisis as it comes, governments and international bodies should commit to coordinated responses that strengthen long-term resilience,\u201d he writes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full article for free here: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/rdcu.be\/ezQyw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tariffs and Food Security in the US\u2013Mexico Agricultural Corridor<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An opinion piece in Nature Food by Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey researcher Daniel Jacobo warns that trade tensions with the United States could threaten food 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