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Containers suspected to ferry immature avocados intercepted

Idara January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 Agriculture 0

Officers from Agriculture Foods Authority (AFA) have intercepted three containers suspected to ferry immature avocados. The containers with 75 tonnes of avocados are being held in Mombasa where they were intercepted

Farmers want label extension of pesticides to use in avocado farming

Idara December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 Agriculture, Business & Finance, Editor Picks, Murang'a, News 0

Farmers in Murang’a under the Kenya Avocado Association are requesting Pesticide Product Control Board (PPCB) to approve chemicals that they will use against pests and diseases to boost production. They said

bonus to avocado farmers Chairman of the Association Ernest Muthomi General Manager of Kakuzi Company Ltd Kenya Avocado Association Paul Mbugua Pesticide Product Control Board PPCB Read on

Murang’a farmers get avocado seedlings as Kenya eyes vast Chinese market

Idara May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Agriculture, Business & Finance, Murang'a, News, Politics, Technology 0

More than 2, 000 homesteads in Murang’a County are targeted to benefit with avocado seedlings as the county eyes to exploit the vast Chinese market. The county government this year plans

Avocado Society of Kenya Chief Executive Officer China Chinese market Ernest Muthomi governor Mwangi wa Iria KARLO Mauritius and Seychelles Murang’a avocado farmers’ cooperative society Read on