High costs taking shine off tea, coffee exports to UK

A woman picking ripe coffee berries in Nyeri. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya could lose its competitive edge in coffee, tea and flower exports to the UK on account of high cost of production compared to other exporters.

A report by Overseas Development Institute in partnership with Export Promotion Council (EPC) indicates Kenya is ceding its share of the market to rivals such as Rwanda, Ethiopia, Cote d’Ivoire and Zimbabwe.

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