GHANA - Ghana and Ivory Coast have launched the Hortifresh West Africa Programme to boost horticultural production and exports, reports GNA. The programme, supported by the Netherlands aims to establish a sustainable and internationally competitive fruit and vegetable sector that would contribute to the inclusive economic growth and nutrition security. The core activities of the…
BELGIUM – Greenyard, one of the largest suppliers of fruit and vegetables in the world, has signed an agreement for the divestment of its horticulture segment with Straco for a total consideration of US$141 million. According to the company, it has taken this decisive actions towards a refocus and a strengthened balance sheet, further to…
KENYA - A study by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) has revealed that Kenya lost on all of its top three exports to the United Kingdom that is tea, cut roses and beans. According to the report, exports to the UK from the rest of the world have risen by 15% in eight years to…
KENYA - Kenya earned US$3.04 billion on account of good prices in the export market for the 2017 year, a 41% increase from the previous year, according to the market data from the Horticulture Department. This covers flowers, fruits and vegetables whose overall sales rose from US$2.15 billion in 2016 to US$3.04 billion last year…
KENYA - A business partnership between a United States based export company and a US$11.8 million horticultural processing factory in Nyandarua has re-energized farmers in the area. Officially opened in 2004, Midlands Horticultural Processing Factory nearly collapsed due to years of mismanagement. Farmers lost confidence in the facility, opting to sell their potato to brokers.…
RWANDA- Horticulture sector stakeholders should embrace international standards and ensure quality along the value chain to boost exports into European markets, experts have said. The Dutch and UK experts added that Rwanda can only be able to increase its exports to Europe if farmers and exporters ensure quality along value chain and also add value…
KENYA - Kenya's Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has lifted a temporary ban on export of all Kenyan Fuerte and Hass avocado varieties over maturity issues - a move welcome by fresh produce exporter Selina Wamucii (Kenya) Ltd. According to CEO John Oroko, the lifting of the temporary suspension on the avocado exporters would bring…
USA - Global fruit and vegetable distributor Total Produce has agreed to buy a 45pc stake in US-based Dole Food for $300m (€242m). Dole is one of the world's largest fresh produce companies, and a producer and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables. In the twelve months to October 2017 it generated revenue of $4.5bn…
KENYA - The Directorate of Horticulture has banned all avocado exports following a severe shortage that has raised prices of the fruit to a three-and-a-half-year high. The average price of a 90-kilogramme bag of avocado shot up to Sh2,560 in December, making it the highest cost of the commodity since May 2014, when a bag…
KENYA – The Kenya Horticultural Council (KHC) has been launched to support the industry’s growth by championing compliance with domestic and international quality standards and other market access requirements.
