By Tim Schreck and Fabian Kulle, September 25, 2026 — Chile follows an economic model tailored to extractivism and exports, based on a neoliberal logic that has long been unparalleled globally. In the avocado industry, the consequences of this market-based approach to the natural resource of water are particularly evident. A report by Fabian Kulle on water use conflicts in the Petorca region—written following a master’s field trip organized by the Institute of Geography at the University of Bonn—highlights the socio--ecological impacts resulting from the radical restructuring of organizational and institutional frameworks driven by neoliberal globalization processes.
