Kenyan avocado is sent to the Middle East, China, the UK, and Asia. It accounts for nearly 50% of the continent's production.

Kenya's avocado sector has become so lucrative that organised criminal gangs have begun to target growers. This is because the fruit from just one tree can pay for the private education of a ...

On an economic level, integrating smallholders into global supply chains strengthens the entire avocado export industry.

Murang’a Governor Mwangi wa Iria during the launch of the Murang’a Avocado Farmers Union. It is not once that Kenyan have built an excitement around an investment, with disastrous consequences.

Avocado Society of Kenya executive officer Ernest Muthomi explained that the rise in the prices of avocado is because of increased demand and knowledge of the fruit. “People are aware of the ...