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Flower farmers hit as market shrinks over the global crisis

A worker from Maridadi flower farm harvests and later dumps mature roses which were ready for export due to lack of market. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

Flower farmers are finding themselves in a catch-22 situation where they have to tend to their crop as usual only to harvest and dispose of their otherwise precious produce.

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