HOW TO SETUP AN AVOCADO MODEL FARM IN KENYA
- Category: Commercial
- Posted on 08-11-2022
Avocado is currently the 2nd most important Kenyan export fruit after the Mango. It fetches a good price locally and internationally, with a piece of fruit ranging from sh. 10 – 50 depending on the size and quality in the local markets. Local factories such as Kakuzi buy a kg for sh. 100 with the same fetching double the price at export markets. It is advisable to do large scale in order to reap the best returns from the fruit. Kakuzi buys good quality avocados and pays handsomely with guaranteed payments every seven days. The Hass variety is most popular with Kenyan factories due to its high fat content. Small scale farmers can supply the local markets or form co-operatives to export to foreign markets. Small-scale farmers make up to 70% of all avocado growers in Kenya. A tree can produce an upwards of 100kg of fruit annually, and with a kilogram going for sh. 100, you can do the calculations yourself.
