County farmers upbeat as bid to boost avocado farming pays off

Avofresh Processing Ltd Director Fernando Marques (left) with Kisii County CEC Finance Moses Onderi sign the Memorandum of Understanding at the Kisii Agricultural Training Center on March 21, 2022. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

Fifteen years ago, the avocado was not such an important commercial fruit in Kisii County.

But in the last six years, the scenario has changed because of deliberate efforts to commercialise the fruit and the involvement of local traders in the avocado value chain.