Kenya fresh avocado exported to China for the first time: China -Africa agricultural products trade helps Africa's economic recovery

Reference News Network reported on August 19 (text/Li Zhuoqun) Agriculture is the pillar industry of most African countries. Economic crops -based agricultural exports are the main sources of foreign exchange revenue and fiscal revenue in African countries. In recent years, China -Africa agricultural product trade exchanges have been deepening, and more and more high -quality African agricultural products have entered the Chinese market, reflecting the win -win economic and trade relations between the two parties.

From "freezing" to "fresh food"

On August 2nd, the Sangrup Factory in Limuru, Kenya held the launching ceremony of fresh avocado fruit exports to China. These four container -filled avocado completed the packaging and shipping on the same day and sold them to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other cities. This is the first time that African fresh avocado was exported to China.

Avocado (also known as avocado) is an important export agricultural product in Kenya, accounting for nearly half of the total fruit exports of the country. It is the largest exporter of avocado in the African continent and ranked sixth in the world. In 2021, Kenya exported avocado 84,500 tons. The main destinations include the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Russia, the Netherlands, and France.

In recent years, Kenya has been working hard to develop the Chinese market. In 2018, Kenya avocado appeared at the first China International Import Expo to prepare for entering the Chinese market. However, due to the prevalence of Kenya local fruit flies at the time, my country only allowed Kenya to lose frozen butter fruit. In September 2019, the first batch of 40 boxes of Kenya frozen avocado was transported to Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

After four years of strict pest risk analysis, Kenya fresh avocado fruit finally passed the requirements of the two countries. The fresh avocados exported to be soaked and cleaned by soaking, brushing fruits, picking and eliminating inferior fruit, and must not bring branches, leaves, roots, and soils to ensure that the exported avocado does not carry any harmful creatures.

In January 2022, Zhong Ken signed a letter of lockeys in Kenya fresh food. On June 1st, the General Administration of Customs issued an announcement that Kenya fresh avocado was exported to China that complied with quarantine requirements. On July 27, 72 kg of Kenya freshly avocado samples were shipped to China to complete customs testing.

Du Gongming, general manager of Shanghai Guorui Technology, Chinese importer, introduced that strict inspections and advanced cold chain technology ensure the quality of freshly avocado fruit in Kenya. It is expected that the avocados of more than 150 containers in Kenya in the later period of this year will be imported from Kenya. The season will reach 1500 containers.

Help to benefit farmers to reduce poverty

At the launching ceremony, David Osini, deputy minister of Kenya Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development, said: "Export to China Fresh Avocado is a milestone, which will increase Kenya foreign exchange income, boost economic vitality, and allow the relevant participation of the industry to participate in the participation of the industry Especially the majority of avocado growers benefit. "

CEO of the Kenyan Avocado Association Onest Musham believes: "Kenya fresh avocado exports to China can bring rich profits. China has a huge market and is enough to support millions of avocado growers in Kenya."

According to Motimi, the avocado exported by Kenya can reach $ 0.38 in each international market, but only about $ 0.04 in the local market.

Farmer Richard Turway in Nandi County, Kenya participated and witnessed the first batch of avocado exported to China. He told reporters excitedly: "With the opening of the Chinese market, the acquisition price of avocado fruits has doubled here. This year can be described as 'big harvest'."

Tuwei believes that the export of avocado exports to China will be the economic turnaround of Nandi County and even the entire Kenya. More and more Kenya farmers are turning to avocado planting, and its scale will surpass local tea and coffee in the future.

Tuwei also said that the output of avocado planted by myself because of pests and insect pests has been limited, and fresh avocado cannot be exported to China. To this end, he signed up to participate in related training organized by both parties to enhance the prevention and control skills of pests and insect pests, so that the avocado fruits grown to export in China have reached the standard.

Grace Enguki, Kianbu County, Kenya was a white -collar worker. As the Chinese market gradually opened to Kenya, she resigned from white -collar workers and began to engage in avocado planting. Enguji is optimistic that the opening of the Chinese market will profoundly change the "game rules" of the local market and surpass the increasingly sluggish European and American markets. "Successful entering the Chinese market is a great victory for Farmers of Kenya."

Zhang Yijun, the public ginseng of the Chinese Embassy in Kenya: "Kenya became the first African country to export fresh avocados to China. This is another testimony of the deep friendship between the two countries. More employment opportunities to benefit more and more local farmers. "

Great export potential

Zhang Yijun introduced that in the past three years, the export volume of avocado in Kenya has risen steadily, but export volume accounts for only 10%of its total output. At present, China's market demand is still increasing, and Kenya avocado will usher in a broad market prospect in China.

The Kenyan government has predicted that the Chinese market is expected to import 40%of the country's avocado, becoming the country's largest overseas market.

Du Gongming said that my country's avocado import standards are very high. "High standards block many potter exporters outside the door, but domestic demand is very large. For this market vacancy, it is good to fill in high -quality Kenya avocado to fill it. s Choice".

Kenya avocado grows at 1,000-3000 meters above sea level, with sufficient sunshine, abundant precipitation, the maximum temperature during the day is 28 ° C, and the temperature at night is 12-15 ° C. "The unique growth environment creates a very high quality of Kenya avocado, bright color, delicate taste, rich taste and layered." Du Gongming said. Kenya's avocado season starts from mid -February each year and continues to November. Its main season can make up for the off -season of South American avocado exporting countries such as Mexico and Peru.

Harxisha, the general manager of exporter San Rup, believes that in addition to ensuring the quality of avocado in the Chinese market, it should also focus on improving the level of market -oriented competition in Kenya. The level of facilitation to fits China's market rhythm.

The Kenyan government said that in the future, it will reduce export documents, simplify the export process, speed up the export of avocado, and take this opportunity to promote more local high -quality agricultural products to enter the Chinese market.

Since the 2018 China -Africa Cooperation Forum Beijing Summit, 25 kinds of agricultural food products in 14 African countries including Kenya, South Africa, Benin, and Egypt have completed their access to China. China is the second largest destination country of African agricultural exports. In recent years, the average annual growth rate of African agricultural products exports to China has reached 11.4%. In 2021, Africa's exports to China ’s agricultural products increased by 18.2%year -on -year. At the eighth ministerial meeting of the China -Africa Cooperation Forum in November 2021, China announced that it would establish a "green channel" for the infusions of African countries to lose China to further expand the scope of Africa's zero -tariff treatment products, and strive to import from Africa in the next 3 years from Africa in the next 3 years $ 300 billion in products.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on August 16 that the Chinese government attaches importance to strengthening China -Africa agricultural cooperation and actively promoting imported agricultural products from Africa. More real benefits.

In the context of the global epidemic and weak economic recovery, the steady growth of China -Africa agricultural trade will bring a steady stream of power to the African economic recovery.

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