Horticultural exports grow by Sh6b in first eight months

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The Standard | by Kennedy Gachuhi

The horticultural sector has continued to thrive in the Covid-19 pandemic period, with earnings for the first eight months of the year increasing by Sh6 billion.

Despite the pandemic’s aftershocks that have distorted global markets, the Directorate of Horticulture says Kenya’s horticultural exports between January and August reached Sh103 billion.

Head of Directorate Benjamin Tito said the sector rebounded after a drop recorded in the first quarter of the year due to Covid-19…

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