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Kenya’s Agriculture Sector Shakes Up Tea Trade as Floriculture Wilts Under EU Pressure

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NAIROBI, May 5, 2025 — Kenya’s agriculture sector is undergoing a major transformation as the government moves to empower tea producers and brace for challenges in the floriculture export market. In a bold policy shift, the Ministry of Agriculture has granted all 142 tea factories across the country the authority to sell directly to international markets. The move ends decades of centralized marketing and is expected .......

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