Horticulture earnings fall Sh2.8bn in first quarter

A worker packs flowers for export at a farm in Naivasha on February 10, 2017. FILE PHOTO  NMG

Horticulture earnings dropped by Sh2.8 billion in the first quarter of this year as the second wave of Covid-19 hit demand for Kenya flowers, which is a major segment of the overall earnings from the sector.

Data by the Directorate of Horticulture indicates that the country earned Sh46.1 billion from Sh48.9 billion in a similar period in 2019 weighed down by low demand of flowers in Europe.

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