The overall purpose of this project is to contribute to a coordinated, transparent, and competitive macadamia sector in Kenya that creates (more) value for all actors, specifically farming communities.The EU market for m…
acadamia nut kernels is growing and offers opportunities for increased export from Kenya. The limiting factor regarding export increase is mainly in the local supply chain: the low supply of NIS (Nuts-in-shell, raw nuts) both in quantity and quality to the Kenyan nut processing industry. In 2009 the
Kenyan government decided to impose a ban on the exports of NIS. This decision is a point of discussion in the industry. Where processors are in favour, farmer groups question the ban as they feel it makes them too dependent on the local p