Kenya: Can avocado exports bring prosperity to Kenya’s smallholder farmer? (African Business)

AllAfrica reported on the study, The impact of the smallholder farmers’ participation in avocado export markets on the labor market, farm yields, sales prices, and incomes in Kenya. Senior Research Fellow and lead author Mulubrhan Amare stated, “International agricultural markets generally offer higher price and demand higher quality as compared to the local markets in Kenya. Producing for these markets could raise smallholder farmers’ incomes.” Republished in Africa Pulse, South Africa News, Nigeria News, Business Support Network, Humanitarian Blog.