The peeling and freezing requirement adds to 56 steps a trader has to take shuttling from one government agency to another to get an avocado export clearance. “Given the requirements, most small-scale farmers cannot afford to sell their avocados to China,” Kephis Managing Director Esther Kimani said. Seventy per cent of growers are small-scale farmers who are the most affected by the stringent regulations. It takes a trader 56 steps shuttling from one government agency to another to get avocado export clearance. EFFICIENCYShe gave up halfway in the application for clearance to export avocado crude oil product that she produces.

Source: Daily Nation May 18, 2019 06:45 UTC