NAIROBI, Kenya Jul 8 – The Government has dismissed claims that it has banned the export of recent avocados, assuring each native producers and worldwide markets that commerce stays uninterrupted.
Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura clarified that no such proposal was mentioned in a latest high-level assembly and that the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) continues to help and facilitate the export of recent avocados from Kenya.
“Kenya has not banned recent avocado exports. The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) confirms that exports are ongoing, with efforts underway to spice up each volumes and market attain. Claims {that a} ban was mentioned throughout the June 25 assembly are false,” mentioned Mwaura.
In an official assertion launched by the AFA, the authority confirmed {that a} June 25 assembly held in collaboration with the Presidential Economic Transformation Secretariat (PETS) centered solely on methods to spice up avocado oil manufacturing, not on proscribing recent avocado exports.
The assembly introduced collectively avocado oil processors to discover methods for lowering post-harvest losses by processing surplus or unexported fruit into oil.
AFA Director General Dr. Bruno Linyiru emphasised that it’s actively working to scale up manufacturing and entry new export markets.
Linyuru famous that collaborative efforts with county governments are underway to develop avocado farming on the grassroots stage, guaranteeing that the nation meets each recent export and oil processing calls for.
“The Authority due to this fact confirms that Kenya shall not solely proceed to export recent Avocado however is working in direction of enhancing recent Avocado export volumes and locations,” he famous.
Kenya stays a prime avocado producer in Africa and ranks among the many prime six recent avocado exporters globally.
In 2024 alone, the nation exported over 119,801 metric tons of avocados, valued at Sh22.27 billion.
