Avocado export ban hits local growers again

A farmer tends his avocado trees in Nyeri County. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The horticulture regulator has once again banned avocado exports amid an outcry from producers who claim they have mature crop for sale.

Head of Horticulture Directorate Bernard Ondanji says the ban was effected on November 15 and that exceptions will only be given to firms that have own orchards and who apply for special permits.

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