Avocados, Kenyan farmers and surviving COVID-19 turbulence (Exchange Africa)

Exchange Africa (Tanzania) published an article stating that IFPRI released a report indicating that Kenyan farmers could benefit more by exporting their avocados to the high-value European market.  Mulubrhan Amare, the lead author and senior researcher at IFPRI found that participating in export markets raises smallholder farmers’ incomes by nearly 39%. This is mostly on account of higher prices offered in international markets. For example, a dozen Haas avocados, distinguished by their dark green and brown skin and smaller than average avocado stone, sell for 3.5 Kenyan Shillings ($0.03) in domestic markets. But they fetch nearly double, 6 Kenyan Shillings ($0.06), in global export markets.