US agency lifts ban on Kenya carnation imports

Oserian Flower Farm greenhouse attendant tends to carnations. Oserian is the largest Carnation exporter worldwide.

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The United States has allowed the importation of previously banned carnation from Kenya without any restrictions in what local flower farmers say is a hugely welcome boost to the horticultural market.

The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) said it would allow the importation of carnation cuttings from Kenya without post-entry quarantine requirements as long as they will pose no disease or pests threats to the US.

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