With Kenyan avocado production on the rise, how can it increase its export share?

Published 2024년 12월 2일

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Kenya is Africa's leading avocado producer, accounting for nearly 50% of the continent's output with over 150,000 farmers. The country has seen a doubling of production from 2018 to 2022, reaching over 632,000 tonnes, primarily from Hass avocados. Despite the challenges of local consumption and logistical issues like the Red Sea crisis impacting export routes, Kenya has increased its export volume to a record 114,000 tonnes in 2023. The government is implementing measures to enhance production quality, transportation, and food safety at packing centers, and is also supporting exporters and promoting the development of a national brand. Kenya is exploring the creation of a new dry port in Naivasha to improve export efficiency and is collaborating with the private sector to improve infrastructure for transporting produce by sea.

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Kenya is Africa’s leading avocado producing country. With ecological conditions suitable for growing the fruit and over 150,000 avocado farmers, it accounts for almost 50% of the continent’s production. Christine Chesaro, director of the Horticultural Crops Directorate of the country’s Agriculture and Food Authority, spoke at Territorio Aguacate 2024 in Medellin, Colombia, about the country’s export market and the challenges they are facing to increase their export share worldwide. Chesaro explained that production is distributed among 70% small farmers and the remaining 30% corresponds to large farmers. Avocado production takes place in 42 of the country’s 47 states, and about 80% of the total production is consumed locally, while the remaining 20% is exported. Between 2018 and 2022, production grew from 317,000 tonnes to more than 632,000 tonnes, with Hass avocado accounting for 70% of total production. With two rainy periods in the year, production runs from March to the end of ...

Source: MXfruit