Kenya vegetable exports to India surge on EU checks

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Workers sort vegetables for export at a factory in Eldoret.

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Kenyan exporters of vegetables turned to India as one of the alternative markets for their produce after the European Union tightened checks on chemical residues, locking out non-compliant supplies.

Earnings from sales of fresh vegetables surged more than five times last year despite the value of total exports more than halving because of stricter checks by the 27-nation EU trading bloc.

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