Small flower farms lose 20pc produce on tight export space

Kenya Flower Council CEO Clement Tulezi. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG

Small-scale flower farms are throwing away a fifth of their daily produce meant for export on the back of a shortfall in freight capacity, with big players locking them out through advance bookings on airlines.

Kenya Flower Council (KFC) chief executive officer Clement Tulezi says the freight capacity at the airport remains low as flight operations are yet to fully recover from interruptions caused by Covid-19 in 2020.

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