TradeMark Africa has signed a technical and financial support agreement with the National Horticulture Taskforce (NHT). The agreement was signed as part of the EU-funded Business Environment and Export Enhancing Programme (BEEEP), which is among other areas supporting the transition of 50 percent of fresh produce exports from Kenya from air to sea freight by the year 2030.
The agreement was signed at an event that brought together stakeholders from the logistics sector to assess the state of agro logistics in Kenya and review the development of Kenya’s master plan on the modal shift of fresh produce exports from air to sea freight.
According to Chairperson Clement Tulezi of the National Horticulture Taskforce, Kenya’s transitioning from airfreight to sea freight is not only an environmental choice but a vital economic advantage to secure its fresh produce exports, as supermarkets in the UK and Europe seek to diminish their climate footprint. Tulezi added that airfreighting from Kenya to Europe generates substantially higher greenhouse gases compared to sea freight.
Source: the-star.co.ke