UK looks beyond EU to Kenya flower farms

The United Kingdom imports $3bn worth of flowers every year, historically from the Netherlands.

But with a possible Brexit looming, it is looking to Kenya, a trading partner with whom it has had a special relationship with.

That has given new hope to Kenyan flower growers that their English roses will soon be blooming in the UK.

Al Jazeera's Nicolas Haque reports from Nairobi.

Source: Al Jazeera

Publication date: Mon 28 Oct 2019

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