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Fresh produce export volumes at Eldoret airport rise ten-fold

Eldoret Airport in Uasin Gishu County. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard]

Direct export of fresh produce from Eldoret International Airport to European markets has increased ten-fold, eight months after it was launched.

Freight volumes of exports to Belgium and the Netherlands have increased to an average between 40 tonnes and 50 tonnes per week, from about five tonnes in November last year, when the airport started the exports.

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