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Avocado farmers’ group outsmarts brokers, tap into rich export market

John Githaiga commercial avocado's farmer at his farm in Mathira Nyeri County on November 3 2015,where he planted over 130 avocado trees. [PHOTO KIBATA KIHU/STANDARD].

 

“There is strength in numbers” and one avocado farmer from Kieni village, Mathira Constituency knows this all too well. John Githaiga, who has planted avocado for more than 30 years, has teamed up with fellow farmers and now they are tapping into the lucrative export market.

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