Through the Trade of Agriculture Safely and Efficiently (TRASE) project, Land O’Lakes Venture37 has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya to support compliance of smallholder horticulture producers meet Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) standards.
The agreement comes at a time when the horticulture sector faces challenges that impact on capacity to provide safe food to its citizenry and sustain access to international markets. Border interceptions of harmful organisms have been reported in the EU and other markets. Due to rising interceptions, KEPHIS, the regulatory authority implements stringent inspection and certification requirements that several small holder producers are not able to comply with.
Source: farmersreviewafrica.com