Ethiopia to export avocado products to global market
By Bisola Adeyemo
Ethiopian farmers in the regions of Amhara and Oromia ensured an adequate supply of avocado fruits to the global market.
According to Herald, nine agricultural clusters in the Amhara region will soon begin exporting Hass (dark green and bumpy type) avocados cultivated on 200 hectares of land, Ethiopia’s Agricultural Transformation Agency announced.
The Agency related that 447 farmers in North Mecha Woreda of West Gojjam Zone are taking part in producing export-standard avocado produce.
Ethiopia’s landscape and climate are conducive to a wide variety of fruits and vegetables.
The country is said to have a particularly eco-friendly environment with enormous potentials to become the major producer and exporter of fruits and vegetables.