Green gold: Avocado farming on the rise in Africa - DW
May 1, 2021 · In East Africa and Nigeria, avocado farmers want to enter the insatiable export market. Environmental concerns cast a shadow over the crop in other parts of the world.
Try these exquisite African avocado dishes
2 days ago · Avocado and bean salad. This delicious and easy-to-make salad pairs creamy, ripe avocados with black-eyed peas, a common ingredient in African cuisines. The dish is typically seasoned with onions ...
Food Heroes: Ethiopian avocado farmer’s ‘transformational’ crop
Oct 16, 2021 · FAO/Cristiano Minichiello. Some 300,000 farmers cultivate avocadoes in the Sidama and SNNPR regions of Ethiopia. 16 October 2021 SDGs. An Ethiopian farmer has been talking about how avocados...
Why avocados are driving another sort of green economy in Kenya
Jun 6, 2024 · Already the biggest African avo-exporter, well ahead of South Africa, Kenya has been expanding its sales to Europe and is trying to push into the mass markets of India and China. “We are number...
AFRICA: Avocado farming on the rise – TFNet – International …
May 26, 2021 · For now, avocado production has not been linked to water shortages across African farmlands. But, as Sommaruga points out, the rain patterns that avocado farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are benefitting from today are expected to decrease in …
Avocado Africa - The 5th International Africa Avocado Congress (Avocado …
Avocado Africa 2025 is the largest convergence of stakeholders in the avocado sector in the world for Africa. It is a platform specifically aimed at stimulating trade, technology and knowledge transfer and sharing.
East African avocado exports growing despite challenges
Jun 23, 2022 · Recent statistics from the Centre for the Promotion of Imports (CBI) Ministry of Affairs show that Latin America is currently the region that exports the highest volumes of avocados to Europe. Exports from Africa, however, are growing at …
Africa: Green Gold - Avocado Farming On the Rise in Africa
May 1, 2021 · The so-called green gold is rapidly gaining popularity on the African continent. Both Nigeria and Uganda aim to drastically increase their avocado production and become top exporters in the...
Avocado production: Western Cape vs the northern provinces
Sep 1, 2024 · Avocado production in South Africa has traditionally been linked to the hot and humid northern provinces. Recently, though, Western Cape plantings have grown. Louis Vorster, who has extensive experience in avocado production, spoke to Marinda Louw Coetzee about the differences in production between these regions.
Avocado exports: The green gold for Kenya - Business Daily
Feb 26, 2024 · Known as the Green Gold Mine of the country, Kenya’s avocado is slowly emerging as a key contributor to economic growth. Last year, it accounted up to 17 percent of total horticultural...
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