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Horticulture

Smallholder flower farming is set to be a rapidly growing market in Kenya, says Agriculture Secretary Wilson Songa

p>Smallholder flower farming is set to be a rapidly growing market in Kenya, says Agriculture Secretary Wilson Songa

HARSH WEATHER, GLOBAL economic meltdown and the negative effects of the post-election violence have hit hard this vital lifeline of thousands of Kenyan farmers. Reduced demand for horticultural products- particularly in Europe has seen exports plummet by 7.4 percent in the first half of 2009, according to the Central Bank of Kenya estimates.