Flower Export

Ecuador’s Blooming Flower Industry Feels Pandemic’s Punch

August 28, 2020 GONZALO SOLANO, Associated Press

Flower growers in Ecuador are trimming back their fields, cutting plants at the root and in some cases tossing out piles of colorful blooms entirely as the pandemic delivers a devastating blow to one of the nation’s biggest export industries. …

Kenya is the World’s 4th-Largest Flower Exporter and Makes Over $500m a Year

February 20, 2019 Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson, Face 2 Face Africa

Thousands of industries outside of the African continent rely on natural resources from Africa. From cashew, cocoa, gold, diamonds to timber, almost all African countries depend on their exports as a number one source of revenue. Number one on this list is flowers which are one of the major exports from Kenya. …