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Seizing the Moment: How Kenyan Farmers Can Make Millions with Fruit Farming
In the heart of Kenya, where fertile soils meet favorable climatic conditions, lies an opportunity waiting to be seized by savvy farmers – fruit farming. As we anticipate the onset…
Tanzania’s Hass Avocado Export to China Takes Shape
CHINA has picked a sample of Tanzania’s hass avocado farms and packhouses for compliance auditing, a major breakthrough towards Beijing’s commitment to allow local grown butter fruits to access its…
Best practices for successful hass avocado farming in Kenya
Avocado farming is an increasingly popular venture in Kenya, with Hass avocado being the most commonly grown variety due to its high demand and profitability. However, successful Hass avocado farming…
Inside 10 acres hass avocado farm in Nakuru County- Success Story of Fredrick Chege
Fredrick Chege walks inside his 10-acre hass avocado farm in Elburgon, Nakuru County, with great satisfaction. With him is his wife, Mary Njeri, who helps him scout for pests and…
Root rot problem on hass avocado trees, causes and treatment
Hass Avocados are an ingredient in a wide variety of healthy recipes. If you would like to, it is possible to grow your own avocado trees. But there are challenges…
From banking to a top hass avocado exporter – Success story of Shiro Ndirangu
Growing up, Shiro Ndirangu wanted to be a pilot, but as fate would have it, she ended up studying bachelor of commerce in administration and finance at Strathmore University. “I…
Are Hass Avocado Trees Root Invasive? Important Things That Farmers Ignore
If there is one crop that has suddenly become a craze among farmers across the country, it is the Hass avocado. From Kirinyaga, Nyeri, Embu to Meru, traditional cash crops…
Reasons Rift Valley Farmers Are Uprooting Maize For Hass Avocado Farming
That Trans-Nzoia and Uasin Gishu counties are Kenya’s breadbaskets is not in doubt. However, a wind of change is sweeping across the region with farmers embracing export crops like avocado…
OFF-SEASON for Kenyan hass avocados will raise prices for fruit and avocado oil
It’s an off-season when it comes to avocados in Kenya and this will have its impact on the prices of both the fruits itself as well as any processed products,…
Calls for mark of origin to be included in the Horticultural exports
The horticulture directorate is seeking to include mark of origin on Kenyan horticultural exports in a branding venture. Assistant director of regulation and compliance at the Horticultural directorate Wilfred Yako…