{"id":77121,"date":"2022-12-13T16:25:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T16:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kenya-and-netherlands-adopt-paperless-plant-exports"},"modified":"2022-12-13T16:42:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T16:42:59","slug":"kenya-and-netherlands-adopt-paperless-plant-exports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kenya-and-netherlands-adopt-paperless-plant-exports","title":{"rendered":"Kenya and Netherlands adopt paperless plant exports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Kenya and Netherlands will electronically certify the export of plants and plant produce under a new deal. The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service electronic system (KEPHIS) and Netherlands Food and Consumer Safety Authority signed the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The electronic phytosanitary certificate provides a guarantee that the conditions in the plant consignments are met. The certificate therefore will eliminate fraud, save time and resources.<\/p>\n<p>The EPhyto is also in real time as Kenyan inspectors send the information of a consignment, which is received in real time to the exporting country. In addition, the Ephyto can integrate to other systems for instance for KenTrade.<\/p>\n<p>The two standard bodies aim at having paperless certifications. The concept has been internationally accepted and has been adopted by more than 70 countries, including EU member states.<\/p>\n<p>Agriculture Principal Secretary in the State Department for crop development Kellow Harsama said digitalisation would increase investment attractiveness and innovation for Kenya and The Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>He said the process improves a business efficiency and productivity, resource management through automation of processes; lowers operational costs, enhances transparency and better communication and amplifies customer experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we celebrate this milestone, we realise that innovation is a dynamic process. Therefore, we continue to explore more opportunities for innovation so that we can deliver efficient and cost effective service to our stakeholders,\u201d said KEPHIS Managing Director Theophilus Mutui.<\/p>\n<p>Currently all plant exports must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate (s) posing challenges such as documents not arriving with consignments, typographical errors, additional declarations missing, absence of a phytosanitary certificate and incomplete phytosanitary certificates.<\/p>\n<p>Mutui said the system has simplified the phytosanitary (plant health) regulation processes and increased efficiency, improved user experience and cut operational costs.<\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands said that while inspections will be done as usual, phytosanitary certificates will be digitally generated which would eliminate intermediaries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Kenya and Netherlands will electronically certify the export of plants and plant produce under a new deal. The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service electronic system (KEPHIS) and Netherlands Food and Consumer Safety Authority signed the agreement. The electronic phytosanitary certificate provides a guarantee that the conditions in the plant consignments are met. 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