The coconut industry in Kenya has been taking a deliberate shift to value-added products like Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO), Coconut milk, Coconut powder, Desiccated coconut, Coconut water, Coir and coir-based products, Coconut shell charcoal/activated carbon among authors to increase export income.
What is a coconut sub-sector in Kenya?
Mandate: develop, promote and regulate the Nuts and Oil crops industry in Kenya. Coconut sub-sector is made up of 10 million trees, covering 82,921 ha supporting about 95,000 households. The coconut sub-sector has a potential national aggregate value of KES 25 Billion annually only about KES 13 Billion (52%) value is being exploited.
What nut crops are grown in Kenya?
The scheduled nuts and oil crops in Kenya include coconut, Cashewnuts, Macadamia, Oil palm, Sunflower, Sesame, Castor, Canola, Peanuts, Bambara nuts, Sunflower, jojoba, linseed (flax seed). Subsector is important as a source of processed edible oil, animal feed and industrial oil.
Will US partnership with Kenyan coconut-processor kentaste create economic opportunities?
Tuesday, August 29, 2023, Kwale, Kenya. The United States has announced a partnership with Kenyan coconut-processor Kentaste that will create economic opportunities for more than 4,500 Kenyan farmers.
What are the nuts production seasons in Kenya?
There are two nuts production seasons in Kenya – low (April-October): low supply, high demand, high prices; high (November -March) The aggregate increase in supply has generally increased activity in the sub-sector-awakened value addition, replanting (total of 2million seedlings planted since 2010)
What is the value of coconut sub-sector?
The coconut sub-sector has a potential national aggregate value of KES 25 Billion annually only about KES 13 Billion (52%) value is being exploited. Industry contribution is 0.4% of total National GDP Value and 1.5% of the Agriculture sector GDP contribution