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Andrew Tubei, the General Manager of Sololo Agriculture Limited in Uasin Gishu County at the farm on October 31, 2021.

| Jared Nyataya | Nation Media Group

Seeds of Gold

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How we grow our avocados for export

By  Stanley Kimuge

Reporter

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The price of avocados in the international market has been on the rise lately, hitting a high of Sh200 per kilo.
  • But what does it take to farm export quality avocados that would not be rejected in the global market?

The leaves of hundreds of avocado trees on the farm located off Marura-Koshin Road in Uasin Gishu County sway to the morning wind.

The 200-acre farm named Sololo mainly hosts the Hass avocado plants on 65 acres while summer flower sit on about 50.

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