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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>The European Union has introduced new stringent measures that require farmers to reduce the number of fertilizers, pesticides, and water used in their line of production.<\/p>\n

The new regulations have been termed as a threat to production with stakeholders warning that this would have adverse effects on quality and quantity.<\/p>\n

According to the Kenya Flower Council (KFC), the new regulations posed a major challenge in dealing with pests and addressing the issue of the quality of flowers originating from the continent.<\/p>\n

The council CEO Clement Tulezi noted that soil fertility in the region had dropped sharply and thus the requirement for fertilizers whose prices had shot up by three times.<\/p>\n

He noted that the region had a high number of pests that would only be addressed through chemicals, adding that the regulations posed a major challenge to the farmers.<\/p>\n

Tulezi noted that implementing all those directives would lead to a drop in the quality of the flowers and see a rise in the number of pests affecting flowers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are concerned by the new regulations from the EU which direct farmers to reduce the amount of water, fertilizer, and chemicals that they are using,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In an interview, Tulezi said that the sector had fully recovered from Covid-19 challenges which had brought flower farming to its knees.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pandemic is no longer a challenge and we are now able to navigate through various countries unlike in the past when the movement for cargo was a major challenge,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He at the same time put the treasury on the spot for failing to pay tax refunds noting that this was adversely affecting small-scale farmers.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince December last year the government has not paid the tax refunds and this has negatively impacted the sector at a time when the cost of production has tripled,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Tulezi added that they were keenly studying the Finance bill which proposed to increase tax on some of the farm inputs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government does not offer support to the flower sector as it does to other sectors like tea and coffee and this is affecting production,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

One of the leading farmers in Naivasha Jack Kneppers admitted that high fuel and electricity charges coupled with rising freight prices remained a major challenge.<\/p>\n

Kneppers, who is the owner of the Maridadi flower farm, noted that prices in the EU market had stagnated for years despite the rising cost of production.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of the farmers are yet to fully recover from the pandemic and the situation has been worsened by the rising prices of fertilizer and other farm inputs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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