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\\u201cIf we can increase positive interactions with avocados, we\\u2019re going to grow as a category.\\u201d

Patrick Cortes (17:13-17:17)

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Food sustainability is possible without the use of harmful chemicals, but instead, with chemistry-driven technology that helps reduce waste and supports our health.

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Chemistry has a bad wrap in the agriculture world, but companies like Hazel Technology are changing that. Hazel Technologies has created a post-harvest solution that manipulates the environment in which avocados are stored, making them last longer and improving shelf life.\\xa0

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\\u201cEvery year, close to a trillion dollars in produce goes bad before it can be eaten. It\\u2019s nearly a third of all produce harvested every year.\\u201d - Aiden Mouat (2:58-3:07)

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Aiden Mouat, CEO of Hazel Technologies and Patrick Cortes, Senior Director of Business Development at Mission Produce have teamed up together to delay the ripening of avocados and preserve their internal quality.

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Think about how many times you\\u2019ve purchased avocados that have ripened too quickly, or you\\u2019ve opened only to find a shade of brown rather than the beautiful, golden green we all love?

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By designing a technology that works atmospherically, nothing is applied to the avocado at all. No dips, waxes, sprays or coatings. Just pure biomagnetic chemistry that helps control essential biological functions, almost similar to how we think of our metabolism working. Ever heard of \\u201cbiohacking\\u201d? You can think of avocados stored with Avolast similar to that \\u2013\\u2013 a new, \\u201csmart\\u201d or \\u201cbiohacked\\u201d avocado that\\u2019s ripening is prolonged.

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Avolast\\u2019s technology leaves no residue and isn\\u2019t harmful in and of itself. It\\u2019s an antidote to the ethylene avocados produce and has been successfully used for the past 30 years in the apple industry.

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The long term effects on our world with technologies like Avolast are outstanding. By using a cleaner and more sophisticated form of chemistry, we can reduce the chemical load of food (in the field and out of the field). Avolast\\u2019s solution is versatile to all country\\u2019s many diverse picking and packaging processes. There\\u2019s flexibility and control over how Avolast works in any given environment, starting from the tree all the way up to the consumer.\\xa0

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Not only does this benefit the consumer, but by giving a retailer a mere two to four extra days to sell a fruit, that adds up to a virtual lifetime and can cut through some of the major implications our produce throwaway has on the planet.

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\\u201cWe just can\\u2019t feed eight, nine, 10 billion people without the influence of chemistry.\\u201d - Aiden Mouat (23:08-23:13)

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It\\u2019s a difficult conversation to have about what technology science is helping us create for our agricultural industry, but Aiden Mouat of Hazel Technologies is doing it in a very graceful and transparent way. Who knows, the next avocado you purchase may have an extended shelf life thanks to Avolast\\u2019s innovative technology rather than harmful chemical processes.

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