Jaspher Veldkamp FloraHolland Manager, Ethiopia will be replacing Geert-Jan van der Kooij in Kenya as of 1st of July. GJ van der Kooij has been overseeing smooth running of FloraHolland operation in Kenya Read More

The Kenya Flower Council (KFC) in collaboration with the Union Fleurs (UF) and the Flower Sustainability Initiative (FSI) has organized an International Flower Industry Conference scheduled to take place on June 6, 2013 at the Visa Oshwal Centre, Westlands – Nairobi, Kenya. Read More

The private sector held a Luncheon in honor of the immediate former president Mwai Kibaki on May 10, 2013 at Safari Park Hotel. The Former president worked closely with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) for the last ten years through the Presidential Private Sector Working Forum (PPSWF).This is one of the main platforms for the Public Private Dialogue (PPD) that facilitates dialogue between the private sector and the government to address issues facing the private sector that require government intervention to improve the business environment. Read More

The International Trade Centre (ITC) launched the Export Strategy Map (ESM) on its website, making available for the first time a one-stop database that allows exporters, trade institutions and the public to find documents aimed at promoting international trade and mainstreaming trade policies in national development. Read More

The European Commission has proposed a new regulation for the production and marketing of seeds, potted goods and plant health.

If the proposal is going to be approved by the European Parliament at the end of this year, the European crop-specific guidelines will be replaced. Eventually it is the idea to create a fair market for commercial breeders and producers of reproduction material. This will be a good basis for the productivity, diversity and quality of the agri- and horticulture in Europe. Read More