Kenya is seeking the assistance of county governors to boost the export of bananas and broccoli to South Korea

Published 2021년 5월 9일

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Kenya is urging its governors to boost the export of raw bananas and broccoli to South Korea, despite the latter exempting these items from its strict quality tests in 2018. This waiver, aimed at fulfilling South Korea's increasing demand for bananas, has not significantly increased Kenyan exports, prompting Trade PS Johnson Weru to seek county support to enhance production and export processes. The article highlights the need for counties to improve production standards and obtain necessary export certificates, noting that the low export volume despite the waiver indicates challenges in competing in the international market.

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Kenya is seeking the help of governors to boost exports of raw bananas and broccoli to South Korea. The exports have failed to grow despite the Asian nation exempting the two Kenyan goods from its stringent quality tests. In 2018, South Korea's Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA) exempted raw bananas and broccoli from Kenya from pest risk tests as it moved to meet rising local demand for bananas, which make up to 50 per cent of its fruit imports, amid soaring prices of apples and other home-grown fruits. The Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) tests on fruits, vegetables and plants check for the presence of pests, a confirmation which leads to the goods being destroyed, returned to the exporter or banned. But with the waiver, Kenyan exporters now only require a clearance certificate from local authorities to get their produce to South Korea. Bilateral consultations Trade PS Johnson Weru, however, notes that despite this exemption, exporters are yet to increase their sales to the South ...

Source: All Africa