Kenya takes a bold step to boost fresh produce exports 🌱
The new Fresh Produce Academy will train farmers, aggregators & exporters to meet global quality standards ensuring better returns and stronger market access.
Read: https://t.co/UhIW3jJP7s
#Horticulture#TradeGrowth
Kenya's flower industry generates over KES 110 billion annually, but rising freight costs, higher input prices, supply chain disruptions, and delayed VAT refunds are putting the sector under pressure.
Can Kenya maintain its position?
https://t.co/bBKIfSvRn5
To all our floriculture readers, growers, and partners thank you for making Kenya bloom.
May our nation continue to grow in beauty, unity, and prosperity just like your flowers.
Wishing you joy and success today.
Harambee! 💚🌺
#MadarakaDay#FloricultureKenya
Rose growers now have a new tool against downy mildew.
@SyngentaOCKE has launched SEGOVIS® FLORA in Naivasha, introducing dual-action chemistry designed for stronger disease control, resistance management & cleaner export-quality flowers.
https://t.co/DPjjHsih7f
#Floriculture
Too much water. Too little air. Uneven wetting. Dry pockets in the slab.
Sometimes the problem isn’t irrigation alone, it’s the growing media itself.
A closer look at what “drainage” really means in modern flower production.
https://t.co/yG2iHoOpCh
For years, Europe’s flower trade conversation for Kenya started with the Netherlands.
Now, Germany is emerging as the industry’s next major frontier.
Why Kenya could double its floral market share in Germany, and what must happen next.
https://t.co/ikHiNZOKuH
#Floriculture
France’s cut flower industry is making an ambitious comeback against imported blooms from giants like the Netherlands, Kenya & Ethiopia.
The strategy? Innovation, sustainability, branding & smarter logistics.
Could this reshape the global flower trade?
https://t.co/gfoVASaFtG
Will flowers become a luxury?
The global floriculture industry is under pressure, from rising costs to proposed tax hikes in the Netherlands, the world’s flower trading hub.
For exporters like Kenya, the ripple effects could reshape the industry🌍🌸
https://t.co/YUGkdG9k45
Germany’s flower market faced a tough 2025, Yet cut flowers remained resilient, and drought-tolerant plants gained ground.
What lessons does this hold for Kenya’s floriculture sector?
Read more: https://t.co/gZZoiaFw5s
#Floriculture#Horticulture#FlowerIndustry
Biostimulants are more than just crop additives. They help plants manage stress, improve nutrient uptake, support soil microbes, and strengthen resilience in flower production systems.
Here's more: https://t.co/NwcDOMFyvw
#Floriculture#Biostimulants#SoilHealth
Kenya’s flower industry thrives on precision, trust, timing, and stability.
Rising political temperatures risk far more than headlines — they threaten investor confidence, logistics, exports, and livelihoods tied to floriculture.
Read more: https://t.co/DhO10geJev
#Floriculture
Kenya’s flower industry has a hidden advantage 🌍
Geothermal energy from Olkaria Geothermal Area is powering farms, cutting costs, and boosting sustainability credentials for global markets.
Read more 👉 https://t.co/rwtp1EIcm9
#Geothermal#Floriculture#Kenya
EU introduces ~140 new agri-food import rules every year.
For Ethiopia’s horticulture sector, staying competitive means constant adaptation.
New standards. More audits. Higher stakes.
Full story 👇🏾
🔗 https://t.co/k8xCtydqWz
#Horticulture#Trade#EU#Africa
Every stem, fully certified.
@Marginpar hits 100% FSI compliance across its African supply chain, a signal of where global floriculture is headed.
Sustainability is no longer optional.
🔗https://t.co/N1zZxvuB5C
Kenya earned Sh5B from macadamia exports in 2024, but illegal trade and premature harvesting are threatening the sector.
Regulators are now cracking down across 14+ counties.
Will it be enough?
🔗 https://t.co/tNiUV22rBa
#Agriculture#Kenya#Agribusiness
Aphids have quietly become one of the biggest threats to rose production in Kenya’s export market.
Not secondary, primary.
The real damage?
• Weakened stems
• Distorted buds
• Sooty mould from honeydew
• Virus transmission
Read more:https://t.co/xzpJOB9cbE
From greenhouse to boardroom.
A conversation with @FrederickOkinda on data, varietal strategy, and the future of floriculture in East Africa.
🔗https://t.co/vL64TlOqgs
But IPM isn’t about spotting pests, it’s about tracking patterns:
Where are populations building?
How fast are they spreading?
Read More: https://t.co/p23wJtQMQG
Kenyan roses sell worldwide.
But they don’t always speak for themselves.
Do they need influencers, or just better storytelling?
🔗 https://t.co/mDnXtlo2yQ
Kenyan flowers have global recognition, but cracking the China market needs more than quality.
Branding. Packaging. Visibility.
A new push is urging exporters to rethink strategy as China opens up new trade opportunities.
🔗 https://t.co/AU7tmcYmxb
#Floriculture#Exports