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KARI’s guide to growing potatoes successfully Pg 30 Growing passion for some Good Neigbours Pg 46 - it a x it a a x Horticulture Retail Audit Report: September 2011 Horticulture Retail Audit Report: September 2011 September 2011 Results for Fruits and Vegetables KENYA HIGHLAND SEED INTRODUCES PROFESSIONAL The horticulture retail audit is a monthly publication commissioned by USAID-KHCP and undertaken CABBAGE by VARIETIES………. TNS RMS. The retail September audit collects 2011 Results information for Fruits from and Vegetables 1,650 retail market outlets across the country on AS THE sales LENGENDRY volumes COPENHAGEN and TASTE values IS BACK WITH MORE The horticulture retail audit is a monthly publication commissioned by USAID-KHCP and undertaken by TNS RMS. FEATURES of horticulture The retail products, audit collects including information bananas, from 1,650 retail cabbage, market outlets green across maize, the country Irish on potatoes, sales volumes kale, and values mangoes, passion fruit, CABBAGE BLUE JAYS F1 sweet potatoes of horticulture and tomatoes. products, including This report bananas, summarizes cabbage, green trends maize, in Irish horticulture potatoes, kale, retail mangoes, trade passion in September. fruit, sweet potatoes and tomatoes. This report summarizes trends in horticulture retail trade in September. National trend National trend Over the Over four the month four month reporting period (June (June – September – September 2011), retailers 2011), sold retailers 1,076,043MTs sold of 1,076,043MTs fresh produce. of fresh produce. Vegetables Vegetables accounted accounted for 71.8% for 71.8% (772,909MT) and and fruit 28.2% fruit 28.2% (303,134MT). (303,134MT). In value terms, In the value produce terms, marketed the produce marketed during the period reached Kshs 49.9 billion ($544 million) of which vegetables accounted for 68% or Kshs 34.0 billion during the ($371 period million) reached of the value Kshs and 49.9 fruit accounted billion ($544 for 32% million) or Kshs15.9 of which billion ($173 vegetables million). The accounted overall trend for has 68% been or Kshs 34.0 billion ($371 million) decreasing of the for both value volume and and fruit value. accounted for 32% or Kshs15.9 billion ($173 million). The Uniform early overall maturing variety trend Glossy has attractive head type been decreasing for both volume and value. � Very early maturing cabbage with the easy to cook glossy looking heads of an average head weight of 3kg. Produces Absolute Volumes in MT � The variety brings back the legendry Copenhagen taste and the lost slogan of Bachelors’ variety. Produces 11-Jun 11-Jul 11-Aug � Adapted to both hot and cold regions, mature in only 55 days in hot areas and 60 days in cold regions. Totals 11-Sep Produces - Absolute Volumes in MT � At spacing of 45cm 45cm, gives high profiting plant population of 50,000 plants/ Ha or 20,000 plants /Acre, with potential of 150T/Ha or 60T/Acre. The conventional varieties give 26,069 20,297 19,089 17,975 83,430 plant population of 28,000 plants/Ha or 11,000 plants /Acre at spacing of 60cm 60cm. Cooking Bananas Produces Mangoes Cooking Bananas Passion Fruit 11-Jun 11-Jul 11-Aug 22,839 18,214 11,294 4,464 26,069 1,768 625 20,297 1,068 19,089 1,067 � Excellent transport quality 11-Sep � Sweet taste Totals 56,811 � Easy to grow � High market demand 17,975 4,528 83,430 � Vigorous and uniformly growing variety Mangoes Ripe Bananas 45,706 22,839 41,255 18,214 37,313 11,294 34,091 158,365 Resistances: 4,464 56,811 Totals fruits Passion Fruit Cabbages Ripe Bananas Sukuma Wiki(Kales) 96,382 80,391 68,764 57,597 1,768 625 1,068 37,295 36,696 35,365 33,392 29,605 45,706 29,320 41,255 29,035 37,313 28,009 303,134 1,067 142,748 34,091 115,969 4,528 158,365 Totals fruits Tomatoes 65,781 96,382 63,400 80,391 56,336 68,764 55,627 57,597 241,144 303,134 Cabbages Potatoes 63,448 37,295 66,680 36,696 67,262 35,365 60,853 33,392 258,243 142,748 Sweet Potatoes 3,530 1,896 1,624 1,172 8,222 Sukuma Wiki(Kales) Green Maize 29,605 1,234 29,320 29,035 1,356 2,260 1,733 28,009 6,583 115,969 Tomatoes Totals vegetables 200,893 65,781 199,348 63,400 191,882 56,336 180,786 55,627 772,909 241,144 Potatoes Total Produce 297,275 63,448 279,739 66,680 260,646 67,262 238,383 1,076,043 60,853 258,243 Source: Retail Audit report Sweet Potatoes 3,530 1,896 1,624 1,172 8,222 Green Maize 1,234 1,356 2,260 1,733 6,583 Totals vegetables 200,893 199,348 191,882 180,786 772,909 Total Produce Source: Retail Audit report 297,275 279,739 260,646 238,383 1,076,043 By volume, ripe bananas and Irish potato dominated in the retail outlets. By value, ripe bananas and tomatoes dominated in the retail outlets
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