Kenya: Imported Gel Hurts Aloe Vera Market

Manufacturers' preference for imported gel has left local producers of aloe vera in the thick of a fight for market share, it has emerged.

Local farmers say they are finding it difficult to market their produce against imported gel from South Africa and Brazil that have dominated the niche skin and beauty care products market for the past two decades.

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