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Regulator to register avocado packhouse dealers in crackdown

Traders sort avocado fruits at a collection centre in Gatitu, Nyeri County. [Kibata Kihu Kihu, Standard]

The Agriculture Food Authority (AFA) is working on measures to flush out rogue players within the avocado value chain, blamed for sabotaging the multi-billion shillings industry.

The agency has ordered the registration of packhouse operators as it moves to revoke the licences of those found engaging in malpractices.

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