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Collins Ngetich our society IT and information expert stands besides an Avocado tree (in the background is his house under construction), a tree he had abandoned (6 years old). The tree fetched him in the first harvest season Kshs11,000/=.

He predicts in next and last season will harvest 50kgs => Kshs95×50kgs= Kshs4750. He will have earned a total of Kshs15,759/= per single tree. Just a single tree! If one has 40 trees, he/she will earn KShs 631,360/=. Supposedly, this tree was well managed! What then is the intrinsic value of an Avocado tree comparative with other cash crops? Think about it!