Kenyan farmers toast growing European demand for avocados

THIKA, Kenya - It may be loved and derided as the go-to millennial brunch, but avocado toast is proving a boon for Kenyan farmers as they cash in on the seemingly ever-growing enthusiasm.

Across Kenya's ocher fields, farmers are switching coffee and tea for avocados in a bid to profit from increasing European demand for that most Instagrammable of dishes.

Among them is Simon Kimani, 73, who tends 2 hectares of avocado trees.