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Kenya prepares for avocado exports to Malaysia market

Kakuzi Technical Manager Grace Njeru with Malaysian plant health auditors. [File, Standard]

Kenya could begin exporting avocados to Malaysia soon. Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis) recently met with Malaysian authorities to discuss the process's modalities, including compliance with plant health regulations.

Kephis Managing Director Prof Theophilus Mutui said an audit team from Malaysia's National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) had concluded pest-risk and field assessments at local agricultural company Kakuzi in Murang'a County.

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