Hass Avocado Fruit Maturity Indicator…..
The main reason why the Avocado Society of Kenya discourages harvesting and export of immature Avocados is two fold :- farmers get peanuts and endure fruit theft, the fruits do not ripen properly thus are…
Hass Avocado Farmers Praise The New Bill To Control The Sector
Hass Avocado farmers in Murang'a have praised the county government for drafting a bill to control the sector, eliminate middlemen and increase their profits. The farmers said on Tuesday the bill that has been tabled…
A new mango processing plant opened in Elgeyo-Marakwet County
Mango farmers in Elgeyo-Marakwet County have a reason to smile after a Sh13 million processing plant built through a partnership between the devolved unit and the Japanese government opened its doors. The project that is…
A new innovation that protects post-harvest quality of Hass avocado developed
A new wireless sensor, which was invented in Mexico and that records in real-time the blows suffered by Hass avocados during the selection and packaging processes, could help protect the final quality of the fruit.…
Boom to hass avocado farmers in Kenya as export to Europe returns with high prices
Kenya’s avocado exports have resumed with high prices at the market coming as a windfall for farmers who had been starved of cash for the past three months. A four-kilo carton is selling at Sh1,760,…
Dragon Fruit Farming, little known highly nutritious wonder fruit in Kenya
The dragon fruit, also known as strawberry pear, pitaya or night blooming cereus, is an oblong fleshy berry with a red or yellow scaly peel. It may or may not have spines. Seeds are very…
A Guide on Mulberry Farming in Kenya
Mulberry is one of the fruits that is greatly overlooked and has not gained much attention in Kenya. Mulberry has the potential of lifting small scale farmers if it is exploited for various commercial valuable…
Campaign to fight fruit fly on mangoe’s lunched in Makueni County
Kwa Kathoka, Makueni County - A campaign dubbed Komesha!Fruit Fly Ufaidike has been launched in Makueni County with the purpose of improving the production and quality of mangoes in the area. The campaign, which is…
Containers suspected to hold immature hass avocados intercepted in Mombasa
Officers from Kenya’s Agriculture Foods Authority (AFA) have intercepted three containers suspected to ferry immature avocados. The containers with 75 tons of avocados are being held in Mombasa where they were intercepted as investigations are…
Mango Farming in Kenya
Mango Farming in Kenya: Mango is one of the most important fruit crops in the tropical and subtropical lowlands. It is native to India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Malaysia, but can be found growing in more…
