Kenya’s flower industry cited the high cost of labor, energy and farm inputs as major challenges currently facing the sector. The Kenya Flower Council (KFC), an umbrella for flower growers, which ...
For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Workers sort flowers for export. [Antony Gitonga, Standard] It is a chilly morning and ...
Aldi Switzerland completed its 'Rose Programme' in Kenya, aimed at improving the lives of workers on Fairtrade-certified flower farms.
NAIVASHA, May 19 (Reuters) - Farmers in the hub of Kenya's thriving flower industry fear the rise in fuel prices in east Africa's biggest economy could harm one of the country's top exchange earners ...
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IFC to lend flower firm SH1.6bn for expansion

Flower farm Star Bright Holdings is set to receive a €11 million (Sh1.6 billion) loan from the International Finance Corporation to fund additional investments in its farms in Kenya and Ethiopia.The ...
NAIVASHA, Kenya (AP) — When Dickson Ngome first leased his farm at Lake Naivasha in Kenya’s Rift Valley in 2008, it was over 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from shore. The farm was on 1.5 acres (0.6 ...
NAIVASHA, Kenya (AP) — When Dickson Ngome first leased his farm at Lake Naivasha in Kenya’s Rift Valley in 2008, it was over 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from shore. The farm was on 1.5 acres (0.6 ...
Nairobi — The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is considering a senior loan of up to Sh1.8 billion to Star Bright Holdings Limited to finance expansion and sustainability upgrades at its flower ...