Small firms and farmers get reprieve on EU anti-deforestation rules

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A farmer tends to her coffee in Nyeri County.

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Kenyan farmers and small exporters shipping coffee, tea and other agricultural commodities to Europe have been handed a reprieve after the European Commission extended the compliance timeline for smaller firms under the new anti-deforestation law by one year.

Exporters of agricultural products in Kenya, who heavily rely on the European market, have been under pressure to comply with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which was initially set to take effect by the end of this year.

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