As production recovers from a decrease in 2024, the country looks set to sell more of the fruit on international markets this year
Kenya’s avocado production is expected to recover in 2025, following an 11.2 per cent decline to 562,000 tonnes in 2024.
That’s according to a new report by the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service, which says an increase in planted area and quality control improvements are set to boost the country’s overall output to 585,000 tonnes this time around.
“Bolstered by government incentives such as the provision of high-quality seedlings, farmer training programmes, access to subsidised inputs, planted area is projected to increase by six per cent in 2025 to reach 34,000 hectares,” the report notes.
Despite the dip in volumes, the value of Kenya’s avocado exports is estimated to have increased by 11 per cent to US$159mn in 2024, a result driven by higher demand for the fruit in international markets.
Domestic consumption, the report adds, accounts for 47 per cent of Kenya’s production, and in 2025 that demand is expected to account for around 280,000 tonnes.
