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Kenya's earnings from horticulture exports jumped 12 per cent to Sh101.51 billion ($988.41 million) in 2016 compared with a year earlier, the statistics office said on Thursday.
The data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics showed flower exports contributed Sh70.83 billion, or 70 per cent of the earnings, with the rest coming from the export of fruits and vegetables.
Horticulture is a major foreign exchange earner alongside tea, remittances from Kenyans living abroad and tourism.
Exports of flowers, fruits and vegetables earned Kenya a total of Sh90.44 billion in 2015.
Horticulture export earnings hit Sh101.5 billion in 2016
The data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics showed flower exports contributed Sh70.83 billion, or 70 per cent of the earnings, with the rest coming from the export of fruits and vegetables.
Horticulture is a major foreign exchange earner alongside tea, remittances from Kenyans living abroad and tourism.
Exports of flowers, fruits and vegetables earned Kenya a total of Sh90.44 billion in 2015.
Horticulture export earnings hit Sh101.5 billion in 2016
