GROUP TRAINING ON COMMERCIAL QUALITY OF EXPORT AVOCADO

In Arusha in September 2019, COLEACP held a 3-day group training course, “Guarantee the commercial quality of export avocado: quality criteria and good practices for harvest and post-harvest handling”. Participants reinforced their knowledges on best practices in setting up an orchard, growing avocado, and best practices for the farm, packhouse and logistics. Field visits to a large avocado farm, a packhouse and a smallholder avocado farm demonstrated best harvest and post-harvest practices, with a focus on fruit sampling and harvesting, and practical exercises to determine fruit maturity.