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Floriculture

Biological Control Agent Approved to Combat the Papaya Mealybug

An environmentally friendly parasitoid wasp has received approval for release across Kenya, providing a natural solution for smallholder farmers battling the harmful papaya mealybug that...

Smothering the Wailer…

This week, I had a horrifying dream. The setting was on a flower farm. After listening to the General Manager’s book of lamentations, a friend...

Russia Blocks Over Half of Armenian Flower Exporters

According to Armenia’s Food Safety Inspection Body, 26 of the country’s 47 flower export companies have been denied licenses in the past six weeks. The...

New Packaging Taxes Affect Kenya’s Export Market

The costs for packaging flowers, avocados, and other fresh produce have risen by up to 25% in the past month due to a newly introduced...

Kenya Calls for a Unified Ban on Hazardous Pesticides Across COMESA

Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Mutahi Kagwe, has made a strong appeal to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) to implement a...

KEBS Levy Could ‘Choke’ the Flower Sector, Kenya Flower Council Warns

The new 2% Standards Levy risks eroding Kenya’s competitiveness in the global flower market, says KFC chief executive Clement Tulezi. Kenya’s flower export sector, which...

I never Let it Slip Away.

Pioneers are a rare find, and when you come across one as a writer, you seize the moment. That’s exactly what happened at IFTEX 2025...

Danziger’s Award-Winning Genetics Capture Industry and Consumer Attention

Danziger’s innovative genetics are capturing attention and racking up awards. Its CHÉRIEÔDahlia series received a Medal of Excellence at the recent Cultivate ‘25 industry show...