Only 1 in 100 firms meets China rules for avocado export

Only 1 in 100 firms meets China rules for avocado export
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019 21:59

By GERALD ANDAE
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SUMMARY

• Only one firm out of over 100 has met the requirements laid down by the Chinese for export of avocados to the Asian country, six months after Nairobi and Beijing signed the deal.
• The deal agreed in April this year between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping allowed Kenya to export frozen avocado to tame pests common with Kenyan fruits.

Avocado farm. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Only one firm out of over 100 has met the requirements laid down by the Chinese for export of avocados to the Asian country, six months after Nairobi and Beijing signed the deal.

The deal agreed in April this year between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping allowed Kenya to export frozen avocado to tame pests common with Kenyan fruits.

Local firms
The Government, through the Ministry of Trade, has started negotiations to have the directive eased and allow local firms to export fresh avocado as they work towards laying necessary infrastructure to meet the requirements.

“The Ministry of Trade has opened negotiations with China over the matter and we expect a positive response,” said Ojepati Okesegere, chief executive officer of Fresh Producers Consortium of Kenya.

Mr Okesegere said the rule has hindered firms from accessing crucial Chinese market that would have come as a boon to farmers.

Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis), which is overseeing the export of avocados says the conditions set by China might limit small-scale holders from accessing the market. Kephis warned that the conditions are so strict that Kenya’s avocado could be banned from the Chinese market if they fail to comply with the phytosanitary requirements.

According to Kephis, farmers will be required to put systems in place that will support the peeling and freezing of the produce to the required temperatures before exporting.

China wants Kenyan farmers and traders to freeze the fruits to negative 30 degrees after peeling off the skin and chill further to negative 18 while on transit, meaning that exporters have to invest heavily on cold rooms to meet the requirement.

In a failed state, nothing works.

Dili ya maparachichi.

Ladies and gentlemen watch kamati ya roho chafu in their natural environment
They can't see beyond their short lived hate, a very narrow minded species

Now watch as Kenya's ovacado exports to china rise in the next few years to the dismay of the creatures, as kenyan institutions work hard, gain experience, negotiate to fullfill the requirements ,

the fellas will be left stunned and dissmissive, as usual, b4 they attempt to copy the pioneers with similar projects, as they distract themselves with more negative stories from kenyan media which is doing its part in critisizing/pushing its govt to peform better, a concept they have no idea about in a hybrid dictatorship

This while they sing praises to thier one party state oblivious to the massive comfort zone of lies they have created for themselves
Assuming that by pulling kenya down they will rise,,it just doesn't work that way... It doesn't,, its sooo petty its funny

nyangau mkenya said:

Ladies and gentlemen watch kamati ya roho chafu in their natural environment
They can't see beyond their short lived hate, a very narrow minded species

Now watch as Kenya's ovacado exports to china rise in the next few years to the dismay of the creatures, as kenyan institutions work hard, gain experience, negotiate to fullfill the requirements ,

the fellas will be left stunned and dissmissive, as usual, b4 they attempt to copy the pioneers with similar projects, as they distract themselves with more negative stories from kenyan media which is doing its part in critisizing/pushing its govt to peform better, a concept they have no idea about in a hybrid dictatorship

This while they sing praises to thier one party state oblivious to the massive comfort zone of lies they have created for themselves
Assuming that by pulling kenya down they will rise,,it just doesn't work that way... It doesn't,, its sooo petty its funny

Click to expand...

Tunakupa nafasi ya kutuma salamu kwa watu wawili, anza kwa kujitambulisha wewe ni nani?. Hahahaha, Hahahaha.

nyangau mkenya said:

Ladies and gentlemen watch kamati ya roho chafu in their natural environment
They can't see beyond their short lived hate, a very narrow minded species

Now watch as Kenya's ovacado exports to china rise in the next few years to the dismay of the creatures, as kenyan institutions work hard, gain experience, negotiate to fullfill the requirements ,

the fellas will be left stunned and dissmissive, as usual, b4 they attempt to copy the pioneers with similar projects, as they distract themselves with more negative stories from kenyan media which is doing its part in critisizing/pushing its govt to peform better, a concept they have no idea about in a hybrid dictatorship

This while they sing praises to thier one party state oblivious to the massive comfort zone of lies they have created for themselves
Assuming that by pulling kenya down they will rise,,it just doesn't work that way... It doesn't,, its sooo petty its funny

Click to expand...

joto la jiwe said:

Tunakupa nafasi ya kutuma salamu kwa watu wawili, anza kwa kujitambulisha wewe ni nani?. Hahahaha, Hahahaha.

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