The accusations led to an export ban that affected at least 5,000 horticulture farmers and 11 horticulture firms. Bett and Kimani however reported that a majority of horticulture farmers had since complied with the new regulations, which he said had resulted in increased business. Bett advised farmers to adhere to global agricultural practices to avoid ‘sneaking in’ consignments that violated the EU requirements. “Kenya earned over Sh90 billion in horticulture exports in the last financial year... our horticultural produce is still highly marketable in EU and other global markets,” explained the CS. Updated Mon, May 30th 2016 at 21:22 GMT +3The Government is working round the clock to reduce the level of potentially harmful chemicals in horticulture exports.

Source: Standard Digital May 30, 2016 18:22 UTC