Kenya is set to start exporting avocados to Malaysia as a delegation from the Asian nation finalizes a pest risk analysis.
The delegation visited the Kakuzi farm and facilities as Kenya seeks to increase its market share in the global market.
The deal will make Malaysia Kenya’s latest avocado export destination as a delegation from the Asian market is currently conducting a pest risk analysis on the Kenyan fruit.
The Asian nation is seeking to import the Fuerte and Hass varieties from Kenya by the end of this year.
The Malaysian delegation is the latest yet to carry out an inspection tour on Kenyan orchards and processing facilities after India and Mauritius delegations conducted a similar analysis in the past few weeks as Kenya increases its fruit export destinations.
The development comes just weeks after Kenya started direct fresh avocado exports to China following the certification of 15 exporters to start the fruit shipments to the far east nation.
Kenya is seeking to increase its horticultural exports, which saw the country earn Ksh166 billion from selling 682,000 of assorted products in 2021.
