Kenya has huge potential in avocado and banana cultivation

Published 2022년 6월 1일

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Kenya is a major global avocado exporter, particularly to Europe, with the Netherlands, UAE, France, France, and Saudi Arabia as the top five importers. The Fresh Produce Consortium Kenya believes the country can do more to equip growers for global competition. Currently, Kenya is under-represented in the UK, main EU countries, and China, but has a strong market position in Central European countries and Russia. The country grows a variety of avocado types, with 80% being local and 20% Fuerte, and less than 10% Hass.

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Kenya is the sixth largest exporter of avocados in the world, and the largest in Africa. Kenya is the third largest avocado exporter to the European market after Israel and Mexico. The Netherlands, the UAE, France, the UK and Saudi Arabia are the top five importers of Kenyan avocados. According to the Fresh Produce Consortium Kenya, Kenya has enormous potential for the production and export of avocados and bananas. The consortium believes that much more needs to be done to equip Kenyan growers with the skills to compete in the global market. Kenya is still heavily under-represented in the UK, the main EU countries and China, but is well positioned in the markets of the Central European countries and Russia. ...

Source: AGF