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Is Kenya a prominent producer of macadamia?
Macadamia Kernel
Kenya
By Jinwoo Cheon
Updated 2021년 9월 21일
Kenya is the third top macadamia producer as of 2020, with a 13% global market share. In 2018, macadamia kernel exports reached KES 1,380 per kilo (USD 13/KG), making it one of the most lucrative cash crops in Kenya after tea.
As of June 2020, Kenya was the third top macadamia producer, with a global market share of 13% (7,750 tons on a kernel basis). The role of macadamia as a cash crop for foreign exchange earnings has steadily increased in recent years. In 2018, exports of macadamia kernel had a value of KES 1,380 per kilo (USD 13/KG), making it one of the most lucrative cash crops in Kenya after tea.
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