Kenyan growers are switching to the cultivation of Hass avocados

Published 2020년 7월 17일

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In Kenya, avocado farming is gaining popularity in places like Kirinyaga, with growers like Boniface Fundi replacing coffee plants with avocado trees. Fundi's experience resulted in a profitable harvest of around € 1,200 from 15 trees, sparking interest in avocado and macadamia farming among other growers. The increase in international demand, particularly in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, contributes to the profitability of avocado farming, with potential profits reaching over € 228,822 annually.

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In Kenya, traditional commercial crops are rapidly being replaced by avocado trees. In Kirinyaga, a number of growers have replaced coffee bushes with avocado trees in the hope that they will earn them a fortune. Boniface Fundi is one of these growers. He planted 2,800 avocado plants on a six-hectare plot in Nyangati, and last year the harvest of just 15 trees already earned him around € 1,200. Fundi once started as a coffee grower, but soon came to the conclusion that growing avocados was much more profitable. He announced that he would encourage other growers to also plant avocado and macadamia trees. "My goal is to eventually be able to harvest at least 1,000 avocados per tree, which translates to an annual turnover of € 228,822, of which I will have some 163,444 left. Since the production costs are less than € 1,634, the ...

Source: AGF