1 SHARES Share TweetNAIROBI, June 21 (Xinhua) — Kenya’s earnings from horticulture exports rose 14.3 percent in the first quarter of 2024, boosted by increased shipments to markets in Europe and Asia, the Central Bank said in new economic data released Friday. The country in the quarter exported 208,146 tonnes of produce, a rise from 171,384 tonnes in a similar period in 2023, according to the bank. Kenya’s main horticulture exports are vegetables, fruits and cut flowers, with the former comprising the bulk of the shipments in volume. The rise in horticulture exports is a continuation of 2023, when the East African nation’s earnings from the sector stood at 1.21 billion dollars, up from 1.14 billion dollars in 2022. In Europe, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom are the biggest horticulture produce markets for Kenya, while in Asia, there are China, India and Kazakhstan.

Source: Daily Nation June 22, 2024 17:36 UTC