Avocado is the new gold says Raila Odinga

Avocado is the new gold  says Raila Odinga

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga has urged farmers in Western Kenya to embrace avocado to improve their income generation levels.

Speaking during the launch of avocado tree planting at Nyamira Girls’ High School and Bar Opuk Primary School in Bondo constituency, Odinga said avocado had been discovered to be the new ‘gold’ in the world.

He encouraged the farmers to plant it in large quantities to be able to serve the region as a cash crop.

“Avocado is a cash crop. Avocado is the new gold that has been found in the world… so we want to see this place become more and more green,” said Odinga.

Urging the residents to paint the region green, the National Super Alliance (NASA) principal stated that he wants the people of Western Kenya to plant many avocado trees so that they can organize to put up an avocado processing factory in Kisumu.

Odinga said that if the programme was properly embraced, then the region could produce more avocados that could even be exported to other parts of the world, adding that “we want to have a flight emanating from Kisumu direct to London carrying Nyamira avocado.”

The former premier was flanked by Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga who stated that, as a county, they support the programme and promised that his government would help in planting as many avocado trees as possible to enhance the region’s tree cover.

Rasanga added that his county government is currently supporting the establishment of tree nurseries in all primary and secondary schools across the region with a view to improve the area’s forest cover.

Others who were present included Siaya Senator James Orengo, Siaya Deputy Governor James Okumbe, former Funyula MP Dr. Paul Otuoma, former PS for Regional Development Eng. Carey Orege and Nairobi businessman Edwin Ng’ong’a among others.

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