Cesar Dezfuli

Photojournalist

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Advocato: drying South of Spain

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Location: Madrid, Spain

Nationality: Spanish

Biography: Born in Madrid in 1991, in a context of cultural mixture given by my Spanish-Persian origins, it soon awakens on me an interest to know different social and cultural realities. This will be reflected on my work as journalist and documentary... MORE

Periana, Malaga, Spain. 17 Apri...w run the risk of disappearing.

Periana, Malaga, Spain. 17 April 2021. Francisco Rodriguez, 70 years old and a truck driver by profession, joined the attractive avocado business three years ago. He bought a land planted with olive trees and, after uprooting the olive trees and preparing the land, he planted avocado trees that this year already reached an important production. One of the consequences of the boom in the cultivation of tropical trees in Malaga is the transformation of the ecosystem and the erosion of the land. This area has traditionally lived on olive trees and vines, rainfed crops, where there are centenary and millenary trees that now run the risk of disappearing.

Trapiche, Malaga, Spain. 17 Apr...al trees, both irrigated crops.

Trapiche, Malaga, Spain. 17 April 2021. One of the consequences of the boom in the cultivation of tropical trees in Malaga is the transformation of the ecosystem and the erosion of the land. Mountains and slopes are being transformed with the use of industrial machinery to adapt them to the planting of trees and the establishment of irrigation systems. In the image you can see a hillside area near Trapiche, being transformed for the cultivation of sweet potatoes and tropical trees, both irrigated crops.

Cutar, Malaga, Spain. April 16,...eements for their exploitation.

Cutar, Malaga, Spain. April 16, 2021. The avocado and mango producer Francisco Piñeda, 58 years old, portrayed on his farm in Cútar, in the province of Malaga, a farm owned by him that is dedicated to the cultivation of avocado and mango, with the help of his family.In addition to this farm, he also exploits farms owned by other landowners, with whom he has financial agreements for their exploitation.

Malaga, Spain. April 17, 2021. ...p;ntilde;uela España

Malaga, Spain. April 17, 2021. The Viñuela reservoir is the main source of drinking water in the area, used both to supply consumption in homes and for irrigation. Experts in river channels and the environment have spent years denouncing the danger if irrigated crops continue to expand in the area, and especially tropical trees, as they put the supply of drinking water at risk. The continuous droughts in recent years, raining less and less in the area, have caused the reservoir to present an aggravated drop in its water level. La Viñuela España

Cutar, Malaga, Spain. 16 April ...mp;uacute;tar España

Cutar, Malaga, Spain. 16 April 2021. In the image you can see a large pool of water for irrigation of tropical trees. This water comes mostly from groundwater extraction. It is located on one of the banks of the Cútar stream, a river that decades ago still carried water, but as a result of the increasingly dry climate and the impact of intensive irrigation, it already remains dry most of the year. The extraction of underground water for irrigation of tropical trees, mainly avocado, has a special impact on this. In the image you can see avocado plantations on the banks of the stream. Cútar España