Growing avocados on your whenua

Avocados are a subtropical crop that suit the warmer, wetter parts of the country with free-draining soil. This factsheet covers what the trees need, when to plant, how to manage pests and disease, and how the fruit is harvested and stored.

It gives the cost of establishing and running an orchard and uses a Bay of Plenty orchard to show what a mature block can return. Food safety, resource consents, export licensing and NZGAP certification are covered.