Flower exporters face tighter Australia rules

A worker on a flower farm in Naivasha. Australia demands completely pest-free flower exports to that country. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenyan flower farms will have to acquire special permits from their buyers in the Sh3 billion Australia market as a raft of new measures aimed at curbing transfer of pests and diseases take effect.

A letter written to flower companies by Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis) says they need to show proof of the permits from the buyers abroad before they can be allowed to export.

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