AMSTERDAM - Among its many other effects, the coronavirus pandemic has cut deeply into flower sales. But since the coronavirus pandemic began, flower sales have dropped by 50 percent, says Michel van Schie of the Royal Flora Holland company. "This is also the period with the most important days for the flower industry like Valentine's Day, International Women's Day, Mother's Day," van Schie said. Flower exports add about $1 billion annually to the Kenyan economy. Frank Ammerlaan, a Dutch flower farmer in Ethiopia, says he noticed the effects immediately once Europe was hit with the coronavirus.

Source: Ethiopian News April 16, 2020 19:41 UTC