Kenya flower growers ask government for stimulus package
Kenya’s flower industry said on Friday
it wants a stimulus package to be included in the government’s
2010/2011 budget, to help it recover from last year’s losses and regain
a growth momentum.
Exports of
horticultural products are the biggest foreign exchange earner for east
Africa’s largest economy, with 71.6 billion shillings worth of flower,
fruit and vegetable exports last year, down from 73.7 billion
previously.
The Fresh Producers
Exporters Association of Kenya, an umbrella body for growers of
flowers, vegetables and fruits, said early this week growers were
losing $3 million in wasted produce that was not shipped because of the
closure of Europe’s airspace.
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