Avocado production in South Africa has expanded markedly since the industry’s humble beginnings over 80 years ago. From a small grove planted in 1938 in what was then Nelspruit, the industry has ...

Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist at Agbiz, said that one must appreciate that avocado season in South Africa runs from February through to September. “Therefore, we were bound to have lower ...

The county now takes pride in avocado farming, which was initially done for subsistence purposes and on a small scale. The last six years have seen the county administration put efforts to ...

He said Kenya is ranked the seventh biggest exporter of avocado in the world, and number one in Africa after overtaking South Africa in 2017. However, Kenya’s market share globally is only about ...