Avocados and Kenya’s smallholder farmers (Smart Farmer)

Smart Farmer published an article on IFPRI research that finds exporting avocados to high-value European markets can boost the income of Kenya’s smallholder farmers by 39 percent, a new report says. Research Fellow and lead author of the report, Mulubrhan Amare states that “International agricultural markets offer a higher price and also demand higher quality than the local market. Producing for international markets can boost the income of farmers. Secondly, the journal article, “The impact of the smallholder farmers’ participation in avocado export markets on the labour market, farm yields, sales prices and incomes in Kenya,’’ deduces that the avocado export market holds the key to smallholders’ success.