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FARMKENYA INITIATIVE
Crop
By Peter Muiruri | December 20th 2020 at 08:00:00 GMT +0300
Work in progress at Avoveg Limited, a company dealing in the processing and export of horticultural produce. [David Njaaga, Standard]
The National Horticultural Policy shows how agro-processing and packaging technologies are relatively undeveloped.
As Kenya ramps up avocado production, adoption of modern technology can boost production of the crop that is fast becoming a key foreign exchange earner.
The National Horticultural Policy cites poor uptake of modern methods of farming as one of the key challenges that hampers horticultural farmers from realising full potential.
For example, the policy shows how agro-processing and packaging technologies are relatively undeveloped in Kenya.
FARMKENYA INITIATIVE
Smart Harvest
By Boniface Gikandi | December 20th 2020 at 06:55:00 GMT +0300
Murang’a Governor Mwangi wa Iria distributes avocado seedling to a resident who registered with agriculture extension workers. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard]
For every ten households you count in Murang’a County, at least half have some tree nurseries or mature avocado trees on their farm. Here, avocado is like gold.
Statistics show Murang’a County is the leading producer of avocados in Kenya, with more than 80 per cent of the produce destined for the export market.
Kandara and Gatanga are the high producers of the fruit, with this year farmers taking home Sh2.8 billion compared to previous Sh3.9 billion.