The horticulture industry in Kenya is facing a reduction in the international market share attributed to various challenges among them high cost of production and logistical complexity. Stakeholders in the industry have raised a red flag, with the Government in agreement that the issues require an urgent and different solution from the norm.
According to Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK) chief executive officer Hosea Machuki, Kenyan Fresh produce exporters and growers are facing stiff competition from their counterparts in other countries like Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda. High freight costs are driving the European Union (EU) and other markets to produce from other countries as produce from the country gets more expensive as exporters must add the flight costs to their produce price coupled with the nightmare of logistical complications. [Read More]
