Cancelled export orders hit horticulture

Kenya exports over 85 percent of its flowers to Amsterdam. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The coronavirus outbreak has brought Kenya’s horticulture sector to a standstill following cancellation of overseas orders, subjecting one of the country’s major sources of foreign earners to huge losses.

The Directorate of Horticulture says flower exports are the worst hit, with almost 100 percent of the orders having been cancelled.

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