New fungicide for export roses unveiled

A worker from Naivasha-based Maridadi flower farm works on roses for exports to the EU market. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

Kenya's floriculture sector is striving to maintain its global competitiveness as growers contend with increasingly aggressive fungal diseases.

They are also up against rising production standards in export markets and intensifying competition from regional producers such as Ethiopia and other emerging markets.