Agro-processing will stimulate agriculture

Avocados

Governor Mwangi wa Iria of Murang’a County, in a stroke of pure genius, initiated and implemented an idea that in retrospect seems blindingly obvious: avocados.

Arguably Kenya’s national fruit, every homestead and household in Murang’a County is helped and encouraged to grow at least four Hass avocado trees. As a result — and in addition to the happy corollary of a greener country — the county now produces over 300 million avocados annually (as indicated in its website). And with plans afoot to grow even more trees, production will double to 600 million avocados annually in a couple of years.