Kenyan flower farms will have to acquire special permits from their buyers in the Sh3 billion [30 million USD] Australia market as a raft of new measures aimed at curbing transfer of pests and diseases take effect.
A letter written to flower companies by Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis) says they need to show proof of the permits from the buyers abroad before they can be allowed to export.
The move follows a directive issued by Australia, which requires all the countries exporting to that nation to fumigate their produce before shipping as they adopt a zero pest policy.
