Small-scale farmers and exporters will need to integrate with large companies to export avocados to China, this is according to the Kenya Private Sector Alliance . New protocols to exporters and farmers of avocado to China will only allow frozen avocado at -30 degrees Celsius or below for at least 30 minutes after removal on non-edible peels and seed. The rules may strain Kenyan market into raising its ranks in export quantities and revenue with other global growers. The fastest-growing avocado exporters in the year were Mexico worth $2.9 billion and the Netherlands worth $803.6 million representing 48.5 per cent and 13.4 per cent share respectively. Had it been passed into law, it would only allow cooperatives, registered companies and farmers registered by the Kenya Dairy Board sell their produce.

Source: The Star May 16, 2019 01:52 UTC