Ali Amin - Pistachios: the Climate Resilience Wonder Crop

Agriculture Adapts by ClimateAi

English - January 29, 2020 04:02 - 36 minutes - 62.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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Ali Amin is the founder and CEO of Primex, a fourth generation grower, processor and international trader/exporter of nuts and dried fruits. Ali has served as chairman of the California Pistachio Commission and through Primex, he owns over 5,000 acres of Pistachio orchards. Ali explains why Pistachios are a climate change crop of choice

"You plant Almonds for yourself. You plant Pistachios for your grandkids."

This week in Agriculture Adapts:

- Why Pistachios are a near-mystical crop with unparalleled resilience

- What is "Chill" and why is it threatening tree nut and stone fruit production in California (and in some cases the entire U.S.)

- How California is thinking about its ground-water crisis