Kenyan farmers have a new market for avocado: China

Farmers sort avocados loaded onto a pickup at the Gatia-ini Trading Centre in Kigumo constituency on September 12, 2020. PHOTO | NMG

This week, Nairobi flagged off its first ever consignment of fresh avocados to China, cementing its place as the continent’s leading exporter of the fruit and the sixth largest globally.

And it could be a jackpot for local farmers who had initially failed to meet the tough conditions set by Beijing.