Ukukhiqizwa kukakwatapheya waseKenya ikakhulukazi kuhlanganisa izinhlobo ze-Hass ne-Fuerte. Isizini eyinhloko ye-Hass iqala ngoMashi kuya kuJulayi kanye nesizini emfushane/ephansi ngo-Okthoba, kanti isizini ye-Fuerte iqala ngoFebhuwari kuya kuMeyi.
“Ngenxa yokuvinjelwa kweziphathimandla ezilawula ukuvunwa kukakotapheya kusenesikhathi ubukhulu nokuvuthwa kwaba ngcono kakhulu. Sibe no-65% wezithelo ezinkulu (osayizi 12-22) kanye no-35% ezithelweni ezincane,” kuchaza u-Priscilla King'ang'I, MD womlimi nomthengisi we-KenyaFresh.
“Ngokukhula okukhulayo, okuqukethwe kukawoyela bekuphakathi kuka-23 no-24% okwandisa kakhulu izinga lezithelo zethu. Besingenazo izikhalazo zamakhasimende mayelana nokuvuthwa okungakavuthwa nokungavuthwa. Lo mkhuba uzodala uhlobo oluhlukile lukakotapheya waseKenya oluzoqhudelana kuyo yonke isizini.”
Izimakethe ezibalulekile zamakotapheya aseKenya yiNetherlands, France, Spain kanye neGermany. Njengoba kunezinye izimakethe eMpumalanga Ephakathi, amazwe aseNyakatho Afrika afana neMorocco ne-Egypt, iRussia iyimakethe eyinhloko ikakhulukazi yezinhlobonhlobo ze-Fuerte, izimakethe zaseMalaysia naseHong Kong zithembisa ikakhulukazi izithelo ezincane.
“Imakethe ithinteke kakhulu ngenxa yempi yase-Ukraine, amanani okuthengisa kanye namanani ehle afika emazingeni aphansi kakhulu. Silindele amavolumu angcono ngonyaka ozayo ngokwamukelwa okuhle kwezithelo ezisezingeni eliphezulu kulo nyaka.”
Imakethe yaseShayina yavulwa ukwatapheya waseKenya ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka futhi ngokusho kukaPriscilla lokhu kuyintuthuko ye-avocado yaseKenya njengoba inikeza imakethe enkulu kanye nenye enye indlela emakethe yaseYurophu.
“Njengamanje silungisa amapulazi ethu kanye nendawo yokupakisha ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nezidingo ze-phytosanitary ezimakethe. Siyazethemba ukuthi sizofinyelela izinga ngokuqala kwesizini ezayo. Kusukela ekuthunyelweni kwezintombi, impendulo ibe mihle kukwatapheya waseKenya futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukuzibandakanya kusukela ngesizini ezayo. "
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