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I bet argania would grow fine in other regions, like southern california and mexico. It sounds like the restriction is the traditionally labor intensive mode of
by efficax 8y ago
I bet argania would grow fine in other regions, like southern california and mexico. It sounds like the restriction is the traditionally labor intensive mode of producing the oil. From wikipedia: "The most labor-intensive part of oil-extraction is removal of the soft pulp (used to feed animals) and the cracking by hand, between two stones, of the hard nut".
Cashews and vanilla are similar.
- stronglikedan 8y agoThat seems to be the consensus, and I seem to agree. I think the article is incorrect by using the word "exclusively". I was going to verify it myself before posting here, but I think I learned more from HN'ers than I would have from my own research. Such as they do grow in other areas, and there are other crops that are seemingly constrained by geography but are, in fact, constrained by labor or something similar. Thanks all!