Kenya
Kenya's avocado industry tees up new markets as Red Sea crisis squeezes exports to Europe

An employee picks avocados at the Kakuzi plantation in Makuyu, May 2022.
An employee picks avocados at the Kakuzi plantation in Makuyu, May 2022. © Baz Ratner/Reuters
Kenyan avocado producers, hit by shipping delays and plummeting European demand, are scrambling to find new markets in Asia and beyond. As exports detour around the Cape of Good Hope, industry leaders - backed by President William Ruto's administration - seek trade deals to offset shortfalls. [...]
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