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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Horticultural farmers in the country have expressed their concern over the dwindling markets in the EU following the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.<\/p>\n

According to the farmers, they have lost between 20 and 25 percent of their share since the war began early in the year.<\/p>\n

There is however hope that the prices of fuel will fall in the coming months, a move that would reduce the high cost of production.<\/p>\n

This emerged at the end of the two-day Naivasha Horticultural Fair which brought together close to 200 exhibitors who had turned up to showcase their products and services.<\/p>\n

According to the chairman of the Fair Richard Mcgonnell, the sector continued to record various challenges which were adversely affecting production.<\/p>\n

He pointed to the high cost of fertilizer and chemicals as the major ones since the Russian war started months back.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sector was on its recovery from Covid-19 when the Russia invasion came up leading to a loss of between 20-25 percent of our market share in the EU,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Addressing the press, Mcgonnell expressed the farmers’ concern over the high prices of electricity compared to the neighbouring countries of Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are deeply concerned by the overheads in this sector which are pushing growers to closure, meaning job and tax losses for the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He at the same time challenged the government to assist small-scale farmers on the issue of soil testing which remained a major challenge thus affecting production.<\/p>\n

A farmer Elad Bouton from Plantec Kenya farm noted that demand for seedlings was on the rise from farmers despite the rising cost of production.<\/p>\n

He said that the Naivasha-based firm was keen to keep its standard as demand mainly from horticultural farmers continued to increase on a daily basis.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnlike other farmers, we use very little fertilizer but the prices have impacted negatively on our customers as they are interfering with their purchasing powers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Elad at the same time expressed his concern over taxation regimes terming them as too high for both the producers and their clients.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are also concerned by the various inspection regulations of goods before they are shipped out with some of them being tedious and strict,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

A breeder Paul de Bruin said that despite the emerging challenges in the sector, they were coming up with various varieties that were resistant to pests and diseases.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur main objective as breeders is to make sure that our rose varieties meet through market standards which include dealing with emerging diseases and pests,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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