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Tanzania bans Kenyan firm for buying 'premature' avocados

Avocados in a farm

Tanzania has banned a Kenyan firm from purchasing avocados after the latter was cited for purchasing premature avocados.

Photo credit: Pool I Nation Media Group

By  Nation Reporter

What you need to know:

  • Kandia Fresh Company was barred from operating in Njombe, south-eastern Tanzania.
  • Tanzania Minister for Agriculture said the company allegedly bought unripe avocados and dumped them at the Njombe Town Council dumpsite

Tanzania has banned a Kenyan firm from purchasing avocados after the Ministry of Agriculture said it was engaging in illegal practices.

Kandia Fresh Company was barred from operating in Njombe, south-eastern Tanzania, after the firm was accused of purchasing premature fruits.

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