Rwandan mango growers can't keep up with demand
Jane Uwingabire, who sells mangoes at the entrance of Kimironko market says this is due to the fact that the prices of other commodities have not gone down.
In Rwanda, most of the mangoes on the market come from Nyagatare, local mango farmers are unable to provide enough fruit to Rwandans, which means they are having to import mangoes from neighboring East African countries.
Experts have observed that local mango producers have failed to introduce different varieties of mango fruits to satisfy the local market.
The current national mango production output figures are not readily available, currently one kilogram of mango has rose from Frw700 to Frw1400 from the farmers to the wholesale price. One kilogram is sold at Frw 1700 to retail customers.
1 USD = 841.185 Frw
source: rwandaeye.com
