Cut flower output at risk

Workers from Naivasha based Van Den Berg prepares roses for export. [Antony Gitonga/Standard]

An acute shortage of fertiliser has hit flower farms across the country, raising fears that it could compromise yields for the multi-billion-shilling sector and lead to job cuts.

The crisis, which has persisted for five months now, is as a result of delay by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) to inspect a consignment of 1.6 million metric tonnes of fertiliser meant for the crucial sector.