Traceability system to spur exports with digital fork-to-plate surveillance


AFA Board chairman Cornelly Serem says the system is set to improve accountability and make it easier to identify the source of produce when export consignments are intercepted because of pest infestations or excessive pesticide residues. [File, Standard]

Despite horticulture being a top export earner, excessive pesticide residue, compliance issues and produce theft remain some of the major challenges Kenyan farmers and exporters face, going by the number of interceptions.

The sector is one of Kenya’s leading foreign exchange earners, contributing about 34 per cent of the country’s agricultural gross domestic product.

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