date:May 06, 2016
Measures to improve the quality of Kenyan mangoes are beginning to bear fruit, hence the African country has set its sights on the lucrative European Union market for exports.
Kenya Plant Inspectorate Health Service (Kephis) Managing Director Esther Kimani said the agency introduced self-regulatory measures in August 2014 to ensure production of quality mangoes in a bid to access the export market.
The International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) no. 26 allows for the creation of