The cultivation of fruits by smallholders to feed local markets and support export markets presents a tremendous investment opportunity. Eastern Africa, including Kenya, has conducive climates where fruits such as avocados, mangoes, oranges, pawpaws, and macadamia are widely grown. Kenya has an enormous market potential since, in most parts of the country, fruits are available throughout the year. Besides providing products, fruit trees also play an essential role in farming systems by providing ecological services such as soil water conservation through reduced rate of evapotranspiration, shade, climate change mitigation and adaptation, pollination, and soil erosion control, wind control, among others.
Publication year
2024
Authors
Wakaba, D.; Kuria, A.; Muthuri, C.W.
Language
English
Keywords
trees, tree diversity, inventory, species richness, land use
Geographic
Kenya
