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The government has urged banana and broccoli farmers to tap into the South Korea export market.
Professor Theophilus Mutie, Managing Director at the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis) encouraged especially the youth and women to capitalise on the market for unripe bananas and broccoli from Kenya.
“We wish to encourage the youth, women and farmers to increase volumes of unripe banana and broccoli to South Korea as the market for these commodities is open,” said Prof Mutie.
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The government started initiating a bilateral agreement with the Asia giant in 2015 with a view of giving fresh produce from Kenya access to South Korea market.
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Kenyan farmers exported less than a tonne of bananas and broccoli to Korea this season, despite the two nations having agreed a bilateral deal some five years ago.
Business Daily Africa reports the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis) has attributed the low volumes to lack of awareness from the country’s farmers.
The bilateral agreement initiated by Kenya in May 2015 was aimed at easing access to the Korean market for various products. It was a move that saw the country allowed to export unripe banana and broccoli, which would not require pest risk analysis as it is the case with other products.
Kenyan growers export less than a ton of bananas - despite South Korea deal
In May 2015, Kenya initiated a bilateral agreement to ease access to the South Korean market for various products from Kenya, a move that saw the country allowed to export unripe banana and broccoli, which would not require pest risk analysis as is the case with other products.
But five years after Kenya and South Korea struck a bilateral deal for supplies to South Korea. Kenyan farmers have exported less than a ton of bananas and broccoli to the Asian country. The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis) has attributed the low volumes to lack of grower awareness.
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