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Strict EU protocols cut Kenya's fresh vegetables exports by half

A farmer sorts out her fresh beans destined for the market after boom harvest in Nanyuki, Laikipia County in February 2020. [Kibata Kihu/Standard]

The European Union's (EU) stricter regulations on pesticide use halved the value of Kenya's fresh vegetable exports in 2024, even as the country also sold less than Sh100 billion worth of cut flowers overseas in the year.

The Economic Survey 2025 report shows the volume of fresh vegetables exported in 2024 dropped by 54.7 per cent from 164,100 tonnes in 2023 to 74,300 tonnes in 2024.

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