What is the current value of exports?

Horticulture is the third-largest foreign exchange earner. Export earnings for the year 2020 stood at Ksh.151Bn. Flowers earned the country USD 1.08B, Fruits USD 180M while vegetables earned USD 240M. However, a huge proportion of this earnings went to the payment of air freights. The growers and exporters did not realize the kind of profits they expected. There was a 5% improvement in earnings as compared to 2019.

In Kenya, only 4% of all the horticultural produce (Fruits and Vegetables) is being exported while 96% is being consumed locally. Over 90% of all this produce consumed locally is being produced by small scale